High concentration formulations of anti-csf1 and anti-csf1r antibodies

ABSTRACT

Provided are high concentration stable formulations of anti-CSF1R/CSF1 antibodies. An example formulation includes 105 to 250 mg/mL of the antibody, 100 mM to 200 mM of arginine glutamate or arginine HCl, 10 mM to 50 mM histidine, and 0.015 to 0.035 w/v % of polysorbate 80, at a pH of 5.4 to 5.6. Also provided are methods of using the formulations for treating diseases.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/549,785, filed Dec. 13, 2021, which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. Numbers 63/125,277 filed Dec. 14, 2020 and 63/186,684, filed May 10, 2021, the content of each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety into the present disclosure.

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BACKGROUND

Colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R), also known as macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor (M-CSFR), and CD115 (Cluster of Differentiation 115), is a cell-surface protein encoded, in humans, by the CSF1R gene (known also as c-FMS). It is a receptor for a cytokine called colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF1).

CSF1R-mediated signaling is crucial for the differentiation and survival of the mononuclear phagocyte system. Intratumoral presence of CSF1R⁺ macrophages correlates with poor survival in various tumor types, targeting CSF1R signaling in tumor-promoting tumor-associated macrophage represents an attractive strategy to eliminate or repolarize these cells.

A number of anti-CSF1 and anti-CSF1R antibodies are in clinical development, for treating various solid tumors. Examples include emactuzumab (anti-CSF1R, SynOx and Roche), cabiralizumab (anti-CSF1R, Five Prime and BMS), lacnotuzumab (anti-CSF1, Novartis and Xoma), PD-0360324 (anti-CSF1, Pfizer), axatilimab (anti-CSF1R, Syndax and UCB Biopharma), and IMC-CS4 (anti-CSF1R, Eli Lilly and Imclone).

SUMMARY

The present disclosure, in one embodiment, provides formulations (e.g., solutions, suspensions) of anti-CSF1 anti-CSF1R antibodies that allow presence of a relatively high concentration of the antibody, such as at least 80 mg/mL, 100 mg/mL, 150 mg/mL, 180 mg/mL, 200 mg/mL or even 250 mg/mL. Also provided are lyophilized formulations prepared from the aqueous formulation or useful for preparing the aqueous formulation.

Such high concentration formulations allow a small volume of the formulation to be used in a therapy, making subcutaneous injections practical. Unlike intravenous or intramuscular injections which allow injection of a larger volume of a drug product, subcutaneous injections can be done by the patients themselves, without the assistance of a medical professional. The availability of a subcutaneous formulation, therefore, can greatly improve the healthcare of patients, in particular patients having chronic diseases such as tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), melanoma, glioblastoma, leukemia, and congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa (CHL). The subcutaneous formulation would provide lower Cmax which would mitigate the potential higher adverse effects associate with high Cmax.

The high concentration formulations also allow other types of administration more effective, such as intraarticular injections, intravenous injections, and intramuscular injections, without limitation. Besides TGCT and other types of tumor, diseases that can also be treated by the instantly disclosed compositions include idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), polycystic kidney diseases (PKD), and ocular diseases.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising at least 105 mg/mL of an antibody, a salt of arginine, histidine, and polysorbate, at a pH of 5.0 to 6.0, preferably 5.4 to 5.8, wherein the antibody is an anti-CSF1R antibody or anti-CSF1 antibody. In some embodiments, the antibody comprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.

In some embodiments, the pH is 5.45 to 5.6. In some embodiments, the composition comprises at least 120 mg/mL, preferably at least 140 mg/mL, more preferably at least 150 mg/mL of the antibody. In some embodiments, the salt of arginine is arginine glutamate, arginine aspartate, or arginine HCl. In some embodiments, the salt of arginine is arginine HCl.

In some embodiments, the salt of arginine is present at a concentration of 100 mM to 200 mM, preferably 140 mM to 160 mM, more preferably 145 mM to 155 mM. In some embodiments, the histidine is present at a concentration of 5 mM to 100 mM, preferably 10 mM to 50 mM, more preferably 15 mM to 25 mM. In some embodiments, the polysorbate is polysorbate 80 (PS 80). In some embodiments, the polysorbate is present at a concentration of 0.01 to 0.04 w/v%, preferably 0.015 to 0.035 w/v%, more preferably 0.02 w/v % or 0.03 w/v%.

In some embodiments, the composition does not include lysine, does not include more than 10 mM sucrose or does not include sucrose, does not include more than 5 mM acetate or does not include acetate, does not include more than 10 mM NaCl or does not include NaCl, does not include more than 1 mM citrate or does not include citrate, does not include more than 10 mM of sugar or polyol or does not include sugar or polyol, does not include more than 10 mM succinate, proline or sorbitol or does not include succinate, proline, or sorbitol.

Also provided, in one embodiments, is an aqueous pharmaceutical composition, consisting essentially of 105 to 250 mg/mL of an antibody, 100 mM to 200 mM of arginine glutamate, arginine aspartate, or arginine HCl, 10 mM to 50 mM histidine, and 0.015 to 0.035 w/v % of polysorbate, at a pH of 5.4 to 5.6, wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. In some embodiments, the composition does not include any of acetate, succinate, citrate, NaCl, sorbitol, lysine, proline, sugar, or polyol.

In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides an aqueous pharmaceutical composition, consisting of 105 to 250 mg/mL of an antibody, 100 mM to 200 mM of arginine glutamate, arginine aspartate, or arginine HCl, 10 mM to 50 mM histidine, and 0.015 to 0.035 w/v % of polysorbate, at a pH of 5.4 to 5.6, wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. In some embodiments, the composition consists of 140 to 250 mg/mL of the antibody, 120 mM to 180 mM of arginine HCl, 15 mM to 25 mM histidine, and 0.02 to 0.03 w/v % of polysorbate 80, at a pH of 5.45 to 5.55.

Another embodiment provides a method for delivering an anti-CSF1R or anti-CSF1 antibody to a patient, comprising administering to the patient, subcutaneously, the aqueous pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the patient suffers tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT).

Also provided is a method for treating tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) in a patient, comprising administering to the patient the aqueous pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the administration is local to the TGCT. In some embodiments, the local administration is subcutaneous or intraarticular.

Still further provided is a method for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in a patient, comprising administering to the patient the aqueous pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the administration is systemic.

Also provided are solid compositions that are lyophilized from the aqueous pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure, or that form the aqueous pharmaceutical composition when added a suitable amount of water.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 show serum concentrations of the antibody following administration.

FIG. 2 shows projected serum concentration vs. time profile for weekly subcutaneous dosing in humans.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I. Definitions

All numerical designations, e.g., pH, temperature, time, concentration, and molecular weight, including ranges, are approximations which are varied (+) or (−) by increments of 0.1 or 10%. It is to be understood, although not always explicitly stated that all numerical designations are preceded by the term “about”. It also is to be understood, although not always explicitly stated, that the reagents described herein are merely exemplary and that equivalents of such are known in the art.

A “composition” is intended to mean a combination of active agent and another compound or composition, inert (for example, a detectable agent or label) or active, such as an adjuvant.

A “pharmaceutical composition” is intended to include the combination of an active agent with a carrier, inert or active, making the composition suitable for diagnostic or therapeutic use in vitro, in vivo or ex vivo.

II. Antibody Formulations

Development of a suitable formation for a therapeutic antibody typically has conflicting requirements from, e.g., protein solubility, stability, viscosity, and osmolality. It is therefore challenging and unpredictable whether such requirements could be balanced to generate an acceptable formation.

One embodiment of the present disclosure provides an aqueous formulation of an anti-CSF1 or anti-CSF1R antibody. In some embodiments, the CSF1 or CSF1R antibody is a chimeric monoclonal antibody. In some embodiments, the CSF1 or CSF1R antibody is a human antibody. In some embodiments, the CSF1 or CSF1R antibody is a humanized antibody. In some embodiments, the CSF1 or CSF1R inhibitor is an IgG1 antibody. In some embodiments, the CSF1 or CSF1R antibody is an IgG2a antibody. In some embodiments, the CSF1 or CSF1R antibody is an IgG4 monoclonal. Example anti-CSF1 and anti-CSF1R antibodies are provided in Tables 1A-B below, with representative sequences.

TABLE 1A Example Anti-CSF1R Antibodies Antibody Protein Sequences Emactuzumab Heavy chain (SEQ ID NO: 1) (RG7155, or QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYDISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGVIWTDGGTNYA RO5509554) QKLQGRVTMTTDTSTSTAYMELRSLRSDDTAVYYCARDQRLYFDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTK GPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYS LSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVF LFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYR VVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKN QVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGN VFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK Light chain (SEQ ID NO: 2) DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASEDVNTYVSWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASNRYTGVPS RFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSFSYPTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPS DEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTL SKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC Cabiralizumab Heavy chain (SEQ ID NO: 3) (FPA008) QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGYTFTDNYMIWVRQAPGQGLEWMGDINPYNGGTTF NQKFKGRVTITADKSTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARESPYFSNLYVMDYWGQGTLVTV SSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQ SSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGP SVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNS TYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEM TKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQ EGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGK Light chain (SEQ ID NO: 4) EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCKASQSVDYDGDNYMNWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYAASNLES GIPARFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLEPEDFAVYYCHLSNEDLSTFGGGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVF IFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLS STLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC IMC-CS4 Heavy chain (SEQ ID NO: 5) (LY3022855) QDQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYGMHWVRQAPGEGLEWVAVIWYDGSNKYY ADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARGDYEVDYGMDVWGQGTTVTVAS ASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSS GLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGG PSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYN STYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREE MTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRW QQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK Light chain (SEQ ID NO: 6) AIQLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQGISNALAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYDASSLESGVPS RFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQFNSYPWTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPP SDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLT LSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC AM001 Heavy chain (SEQ ID NO: 7) QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYGISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWISAYNGNTNY AQKLQGRVTMTTDTSTSTAYMELRSLRSDDTAVYYCARESWFGEVFFDYWGQGTLVTVSS ASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSS GLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVF LFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFR VVSVLTVVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKN QVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGN VFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK Light chain (SEQ ID NO: 8) DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSVLDSSDNKNYLAWYQQKPGQPPKLLIYWASNR ESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCQQYYSDPFTFGPGTKVDIKRTVAAPS VFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYS LSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC Axatilimab Heavy chain (SEQ ID NO: 9) (SNDX-6352) EVTLKESGPALVKPTQTLTLTCTFSGFSLTTYGMGVGWIRQPPGKALEWLANIWWDDDKY YNPSLKNRLTISKDTSKNQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCARIGPIKYPTAPYRYFDFWGQGT MVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFP AVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEF LGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREE QFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPS QEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDK SRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGK Light chain (SEQ ID NO: 10) DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCLASEDIYDNLAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYYASSLQDGVPS RFSGSGSGTDYTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCLQDSEYPWTFGGGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPP SDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLT LSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC

TABLE IB Example Anti-CSF1 Antibodies Antibody Protein Sequences Lacnotuzumab Heavy chain (SEQ ID NO: 11) (MCS110) QVQLQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSDYSITSDYAWNWIRQFPGKGLEWMGYISYSGSTSY NPSLKSRITISRDTSKNQFSLQLNSVTAADTAVYYCASFDYAHAMDYWGQGTTVTVSSAS TKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGL YSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPS VFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNST YRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMT KNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQ GNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK Light chain (SEQ ID NO: 12) DIVLTQSPAFLSVTPGEKVTFTCQASQSIGTSIHWYQQKTDQAPKLLIKYASESISGIPS RFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSVEAEDAADYYCQQINSWPTTFGGGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPP SDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLT LSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC MCS110 var Heavy chain (SEQ ID NO: 13) DVQLQESGPGLVKPSQSLSLTCTVTDYSITSDYAWNWIRQFPGNKLEWMGYISYSGSTSY NPSLKSRISITRDTSKNQFFLQLNSVTTEDTATYYCASFDYAHAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAK TTAPSVYPLAPVCGDTTGSSVTLGCLVKGYFPEPVTLTWNSGSLSSGVHTFPAVLQSDLY TLSSSVTVTSSTWPSQSITCNVAHPASSTKVDKKIEPRGPTIKPCPPCKCPAPNLLGGPS VFIFPPKIKDVLMISLSPIVTCVVVDVSEDDPDVQISWFVNNVEVHTAQTQTHREDYNST LRVVSALPIQHQDWMSGKEFKCKVNNKDLPAPIERTISKPKGSVRAPQVYVLPPPEEEMT KKQVTLTCMVTDFMPEDIYVEWTNNGKTELNYKNTEPVLDSDGSYFMYSKLRVEKKNWVE RNSYSCSVVHEGLHNHHTTKSFSRTPG Light chain (SEQ ID NO: 14) DILLTQSPAILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTSIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPS RFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQINSWPTTFGGGTKLEIKRADAAPTVSIFPP SSEQLTSGGASVVCFLNNFYPKDINVKWKIDGSERQNGVLNSWTDQDSKDSTYSMSSTLT LTKDEYERHNSYTCEATHKTSTSPIVKSFNRNEC PD-0360324 Heavy chain (SEQ ID NO: 15) EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSFSMTWVRQAPGKGLEWVSYISSRSSTISY ADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRDEDTAVYYCARDPLLAGATFFDYWGQGTLVTVS SASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQS SGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSV FLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTF RVVSVLTVVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTK NQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQG NVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK Light chain (SEQ ID NO: 16) EFVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIP DRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFP PSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTL TLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC

Emactuzumab (also known as RG7155 and RO5509554) is a clinical stage humanized IgG1 CSF1R targeted antibody designed to target and deplete macrophages in the tumor tissue. It has shown a favorable safety profile in patients and encouraging efficacy for TGCT. Emactuzumab is under investigation in clinical trial NCT01494688—“A Study of RO5509554 as Monotherapy and in Combination with Paclitaxel in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors.”

Cabiralizumab (also known as FPA008) is under investigation in clinical trial NCT03502330—“APX005M With Nivolumab and Cabiralizumab in Advanced Melanoma, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer or Renal Cell Carcinoma.” Cabiralizumab is a humanized IgG4 anti-CSF1R monoclonal antibody with a single amino acid substitution in the hinge region to prevent hemi-dimer exchange.

IMC-CS4 (also known as LY3022855) is a human IgG1 antibody (mAb) targeting CSF1R. IMC-CS4 is under investigation in clinical trial NCT01346358 — “A Study of IMC-CS4 in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors.”

AM001 is a fully human IgG2 anti-CSF1R antibody. Other example anti-CSF1R antibodies include PD-0360324 and GTX128677, without limitation.

Axatilimab (also known as SNDX-6352) is a humanized, full-length IgG4 antibody with high affinity to CSF-1R. Axatilimab affects the migration, proliferation, differentiation, and survival of monocytes and macrophages by binding to CSF-1R and blocking its activation by its two known ligands, CSF-1 and IL-34. Axatilimab is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in patients with cGVHD.

Lacnotuzumab (also known as MCS110) is a high-affinity human engineered anti-CSF1 antibody that blocks the ability of CSF1R to drive proliferation in responsive cells. Lacnotuzumab is under investigation in clinical trial NCT01643850—“MCS110 in Patients With Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS).”

PD-0360324 is a fully human immunoglobulin G2 monoclonal antibody against CSF1 investigated for treating cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE). It is also being tested for its combination with Cyclophosphamide in treating patients with recurrent high-grade epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer.

The present disclosure, in one embodiment, provides aqueous formulations of an anti-CSF1 or anti-CSF1R antibody at a concentration that is at least about 80 mg/mL, 90 mg/mL, 100 mg/mL, 110 mg/mL, 120 mg/mL, 130 mg/mL, 140 mg/mL, 150 mg/mL, 160 mg/mL, 170 mg/mL, 180 mg/mL, 190 mg/mL, 200 mg/mL, 210 mg/mL, 220 mg/mL, 230 mg/mL, 240 mg/mL, or even 250 mg/mL. In some embodiments, the concentration is not higher than about 500 mg/mL, 400 mg/mL, or 300 mg/mL.

High concentration antibody formulations are challenging to develop. For instance, it is known that high concentrations (≥150 mg/mL) of proteins in a solution can lead to dramatically increased solution viscosities, which in turn can lead to stability, manufacturing and delivery challenges. Protein-protein interactions (PPI) can occur in such solutions, which can result in concentration dependent elevated viscosities in highly concentrated antibody solutions arising from a crowded environment of antibodies forming reversible PPI leading to undesirable behavior. Additionally, PPI can contribute to issues such as protein aggregation, undesirable levels of solution opalescence, and in some cases, liquid-liquid phase separation. This association of mAb molecules has been attributed to several transient interactions such as electrostatic, hydrophobic, dipole-dipole, hydrogen bonding, and van der Waals interactions. Yet another challenge, in particular for subcutaneous injection, is to maintain isotonicity.

The accompanying experimental examples took AM001 as an example antibody. Not surprisingly, many commonly used formulation excipients and conditions (e.g., pH ranges) were determined to be unsuitable for formulating this antibody at high concentrations (e.g., at about 150 mg/mL), with acceptable physical and chemical stability and low viscosity. For instance, inclusion of NaCl at even 50 mM caused obvious opalescence of and also destabilized the samples. In addition, common excipients such as citrate, sugars, polyols, succinate, proline, and sorbitol also resulted in decreased stability or increased viscosity. Also surprisingly, even though lysine is structurally and functionally similar to arginine, inclusion of lysine in the formulation as an excipient led to increased turbidity.

Typically, for an antibody, the suitable stabilizing pH range is 6.0 to 7.0. Surprisingly, for AM001, at a pH above 6, acidic peaks started to be detected presumably due to deamidation. Low pH such as <5 were also shown to destabilize the antibody.

Fortunately, after many trials and errors, the instant inventors were able find a small number of excipients and a fairly narrow and low pH range that not only kept the antibody stable with low viscosity, also allowed the antibody to be included at a high concentration, suitable for subcutaneous injections and other routes of administration.

In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is an aqueous pharmaceutical composition that includes at least 105 mg/mL of an antibody, a salt of arginine, histidine, and polysorbate, at a pH of 5.4 to 5.8, wherein the antibody is an anti-CSF1R antibody or anti-CSF1 antibody. Example antibodies are provided in Table 1A-B. In a preferred embodiment, the antibody is AM001. As shown in the tables, AM001 includes a heavy chain of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 and a light chain of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.

In some embodiments, the composition comprises at least 105 mg/mL of the antibody. In some embodiments, the antibody concentration is at least 110 mg/mL, 115 mg/mL, 120 mg/mL, 125 mg/mL, 130 mg/mL, 135 mg/mL, 140 mg/mL, 145 mg/mL, 150 mg/mL, 155 mg/mL, 160 mg/mL, 165 mg/mL, 170 mg/mL, 175 mg/mL, 180 mg/mL, 185 mg/mL, 190 mg/mL, 195 mg/mL or 200 mg/mL. In some embodiments, the antibody concentration is 105 mg/mL to 300 mg/mL, 120 mg/mL to 250 mg/mL, 120 mg/mL to 200 mg/mL, 130 mg/mL to 180 mg/mL, 140 mg/mL to 170 mg/mL, without limitation.

In some embodiments, the pH is 5.0 to 6.0, 5.1 to 5.9, 5.2 to 5.9, 5.3 to 5.9, 5.4 to 5.8, or 5.4 to 5.7, 5.45 to 5.65, 5.45 to 5.6, 5.45 to 5.55, 5.48 to 5.52, 5.49 to 5.51, or at 5.5.

In some embodiments, the salt of arginine is arginine glutamate, arginine aspartate, or arginine HCl, without limitation. In some embodiments, the salt of arginine is preferably arginine HCl. In some embodiments, the salt of arginine is present at a concentration of 100 mM to 200 mM, preferably 120 mM to 180 mM, 140 mM to 160 mM, or more preferably 145 mM to 155 mM. In some embodiments, the arginine HCl is present at a concentration of 100 mM to 200 mM, preferably 120 mM to 180 mM, 140 mM to 160 mM, or more preferably 145 mM to 155 mM, or at about 150 mM.

In some embodiments, the histidine is present at a concentration of 5 mM to 100 mM, preferably 10 mM to 50 mM, more preferably 15 mM to 25 mM, 18 mM to 22 mM, or at about 20 mM.

In some embodiments, the polysorbate is polysorbate 80 (PS 80). In some embodiments, the PS 80 is present at a concentration of 0.01 to 0.04 w/v%, preferably 0.015 to 0.035 w/v%, 0.015 to 0.025 w/v % or 0.025 to 0.035 w/v%, more preferably 0.02 w/v % or 0.03 w/v%.

In an example embodiment, the aqueous pharmaceutical composition consisting essentially of 105 to 250 mg/mL of AM001, 100 mM to 200 mM of arginine glutamate, arginine aspartate, or arginine HCl, 10 mM to 50 mM histidine, and 0.015 to 0.035 w/v % of polysorbate, at a pH of 5.4 to 5.6. In anther example embodiments, the aqueous pharmaceutical composition consisting of (including the following but excluding any other ingredient not explicitly recited) 105 to 250 mg/mL of AM001, 100 mM to 200 mM of arginine glutamate, arginine aspartate, or arginine HCl, 10 mM to 50 mM histidine, and 0.015 to 0.035 w/v % of polysorbate 80, at a pH of 5.4 to 5.6.

In some embodiments, the composition consists of 140 to 250 mg/mL of AM001, 120 mM to 180 mM of arginine HCl, 15 mM to 25 mM histidine, and 0.02 to 0.03 w/v % of polysorbate, at a pH of 5.45 to 5.55. In some embodiments, the composition consists of 140 to 200 mg/mL of AM001, 140 mM to 160 mM of arginine HCl, 15 mM to 25 mM histidine, and 0.02 to 0.03 w/v % of polysorbate 80, at a pH of 5.45 to 5.55.

In some embodiments, the composition does not include excipients that have been tested to be detrimental to the stability, viscosity, or solubility of the formulation. In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is lysine. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, or 0.1 mM lysine. In some embodiments, the composition does not include any lysine.

In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is sucrose. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, or 0.1 mM sucrose. In some embodiments, the composition does not include any sucrose.

In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is acetate. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, or 0.1 mM acetate. In some embodiments, the composition does not include any acetate.

In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is acetate. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, or 0.1 mM acetate. In some embodiments, the composition does not include any acetate.

In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is NaCl (or any other metal ions, such as K⁺, Ca²⁺). Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, or 0.1 mM NaCl (or any other metal ions, such as K⁺, Ca²⁺). In some embodiments, the composition does not include any NaCl (or any other metal ions, such as K⁺, Ca²⁺).

In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is citrate. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, 0.1 mM, 0.05 mM, 0.01 mM, 0.005 mM, or 0.001 mM citrate. In some embodiments, the composition does not include any citrate.

In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is sugar or polyol. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, 0.1 mM, 0.05 mM, 0.01 mM, 0.005 mM, or 0.001 mM sugar or polyol. In some embodiments, the composition does not include any sugar or polyol.

In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is succinate. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, 0.1 mM, 0.05 mM, 0.01 mM, 0.005 mM, or 0.001 mM succinate. In some embodiments, the composition does not include any succinate.

In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is sorbitol. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, 0.1 mM, 0.05 mM, 0.01 mM, 0.005 mM, or 0.001 mM sorbitol. In some embodiments, the composition does not include any sorbitol.

In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is proline. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, 0.1 mM, 0.05 mM, 0.01 mM, 0.005 mM, or 0.001 mM proline. In some embodiments, the composition does not include any proline.

In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is any amino acid other than arginine or histidine (or glutamate/aspartate if included). Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, 0.1 mM, 0.05 mM, 0.01 mM, 0.005 mM, or 0.001 mM of any amino acid other than arginine or histidine (or glutamate/aspartate if included). In some embodiments, the composition does not include any amino acid other than arginine or histidine (or glutamate/aspartate if included).

In some embodiments, the excipient to be limited or excluded is any excipient hereby disclosed in the disclosure (e.g., Table 2) not explicitly included. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the composition does not include more than 50 mM, 40 mM, 30 mM, 20 mM, 10 mM, 5 mM, 2 mM, 1 mM, 0.5 mM, 0.1 mM, 0.05 mM, 0.01 mM, 0.005 mM, or 0.001 mM of any excipient hereby disclosed in the disclosure (e.g., Table 2) not explicitly included. In some embodiments, the composition does not include any excipient hereby disclosed in the disclosure (e.g., Table 2) not explicitly included.

In some embodiments, the formulation includes one or more tonicity agents. The term “tonicity agent” as used herein denotes pharmaceutically acceptable agents used to modulate the tonicity of the formulation. Isotonicity generally relates to the osmotic pressure relative to a solution, usually relative to that of human blood serum. A formulation can be hypotonic, isotonic or hypertonic. In one aspect, the formulation is isotonic. An isotonic formulation is liquid or liquid reconstituted from a solid form, or suspension that solubilize up on diluation, e.g. from a lyophilized form and denotes a solution having the same tonicity as some other solution with which it is compared, such as physiologic salt solution and the blood serum. Suitable isotonicity agents include but are not limited to sodium chloride, potassium chloride, glycerin and any component from the group of amino acids, sugars, as defined herein as well as combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the formulation includes one or more surfactants. As used herein, the term “surfactant” refers to a pharmaceutically acceptable organic substance having amphipathic structures; namely, it is composed of groups of opposing solubility tendencies, typically an oil-soluble hydrocarbon chain and a water-soluble ionic group. Surfactants can be classified, depending on the charge of the surface-active moiety, into anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants. Surfactants are often used as wetting, emulsifying, solubilizing, and dispersing agents for various pharmaceutical formulations and preparations of biological materials. In some embodiments of the pharmaceutical formulations described herein, the amount of surfactant is described as a percentage expressed in weight/volume percent (w/v %). Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable surfactants include but are not limited to the group of polyoxyethylensorbitan fatty acid esters (Tween), polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers (Brij), alkylphenylpolyoxyethylene ethers (Triton-X), polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer (Poloxamer, Pluronic), or sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS). Polyoxyethylenesorbitan-fatty acid esters include polysorbate 20, (sold under the trademark Tween 20™) and polysorbate 80 (sold under the trademark Tween 80™). Polyethylene-polypropylene copolymers include those sold under the names Pluronic® F68 or Poloxamer 188™. Polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers include those sold under the trademark Brij™. Alkylphenolpolyoxyethylene ethers include those sold under the tradename Triton-X.

In some embodiments, the formulation includes one or more lyoprotectants. A “lyoprotectant” refers to a pharmaceutically acceptable substance that stabilizes a protein during lyophilization (the process of rapid freezing and drying in a high vacuum). Examples of lyoprotectants include, without limitation, sucrose, trehalose or mannitol.

In some embodiments, the formulation further includes one or more antioxidants. An “antioxidant” refers to a molecule capable of slowing or preventing the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that transfers electrons from a substance to an oxidizing agent. Oxidation reactions can produce free radicals, which start chain reactions that destabilize the protein therapeutics and ultimately affect the product activity. Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radical intermediates and inhibit other oxidation reactions by being oxidized themselves. As a result, antioxidants are often reducing agents, chelating agent and oxygen scavengers such as citrate, EDTA, DPTA, thiols, ascorbic acid or polyphenols. Non-limiting examples of antioxidants include ascorbic acid (AA, E300), thiosulfate, methionine, tocopherols (E306), propyl gallate (PG, E310), tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA, E320) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT, E321).

In some embodiments, the formulation further includes one or more preservatives. A “preservative” is a natural or synthetic chemical that is added to products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, paints, biological samples, wood, etc. to prevent deformulation by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes. Preservative additives can be used alone or in conjunction with other methods of preservation. Preservatives may be antimicrobial preservatives, which inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi, or antioxidants such as oxygen absorbers, which inhibit the oxidation of constituents. Common antimicrobial preservatives include, benzalkonium chloride, benzoic acid, cholorohexidine, glycerin, phenol, potassium sorbate, thimerosal, sulfites (sulfur dioxide, sodium bisulfite, potassium hydrogen sulfite, etc.) and disodium EDTA. Other preservatives include those commonly used in patenteral proteins such as benzyl alcohol, phenol, m-cresol, chlorobutanol or methylparaben.

In some embodiments, the formulation further includes one or more bulking agents. As used herein, the term “bulking agent” refers to an ingredient that provides bulk to a lyophilized formulation. Examples of bulking agents include, without limitation, mannitol, trehalose, lactose, sucrose, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, sucrose, glucose, glycine, cyclodextrins, dextran, solid PEGs and derivatives and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, a formulation of the present disclosure optionally includes a bulking agent.

In some embodiment the formulation further includes buffering system such as citrate, acetate, borate, phosphate or combination of. In some embodiment the formulation further includes tertiary butanol to enhance property and stability of lyophilized material.

In some embodiment the formulation further includes viscosity lowering agent such as lysin, arginine, NaCl, glutamine, glycine or combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the formulation can includes a controlled-release or stablization polymer that may be selected from hyaluronic acid (HA), alginate, hydroxy methylcellulose (HPMC), hydroxy propylcellulose (HPC), sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC); or povidones. Biodegradable matrices may comprise excipients such as, poly(D,L-lactic acid) (PLA), poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), or a block copolymer comprising hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and one or more polymers selected from poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), and poly(ε-caprolactone-co-glycolic acid) (PCGA), such as poly(ε-caprolactone-co-glycolic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone-co-glycolic acid) (PCGA-PEG-PCGA) and poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA-PEG-PLGA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the formulation can include HSA (human serum albumin) or BSA (bovine serum albumin).

In some embodiments, the formulation (e.g., suspension) also includes suspending agent. The term “suspending agent” as used herein refers to a pharmaceutical acceptable excipient that promotes particle suspension or dispersion and reduces sedimentation. Suspending agents also act as thickening agents. They increase in viscosity of the solution, which is helpful to prevent sedimentation of the suspended particles. A suspension has well developed thixotropy. At rest the solution is sufficient viscous to prevent sedimentation and thus aggregation or caking of the particles. When agitation is applied the viscosity is reduced and provide good flow characteristic.

Non-limiting examples of types of suspending agents include polysaccharides, inorganic salts, and polymers. Specific examples of suspending agents include, without limitation, alginates, methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose, acacia, tragacanth, xanthan gum, bentonite, carbomer, carageenan, powdered cellulose, gelatin, polyethylene glycol, povidone, dextrin, medium-chain triglycerides, sucrose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, chistosan, polyoxyethylene, polyoxy-propylene ethers and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the suspending agent is selected from polyethylene glycol (e.g., polyethylene glycol 4000), carboxymethylcellulose sodium, methylcellulose, povidone, and combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the suspending agent is polyethylene glycol 4000. In another embodiment, the suspending agent is carboxymethylcellulose sodium.

The concentration of the suspending agent can generally be from about 0.1 mg/mL to about 200 mg/mL, or from about 0.5 mg/mL to about 100 mg/mL, from about 1 mg/mL to about 75 mg/mL, from about 5 mg/mL to about 60 mg/mL, from about 5 mg/mL to about 20 mg/mL, or from about 40 mg/mL to about 60 mg/mL. In some embodiments, concentration of the suspending agent is from about 0.1% (w/w) to about 7.5% (w/w), or from about 0.1% (w/w) to about 6% (w/w), from about 0.2% (w/w) to about 6% (w/w), from about 0.5% (w/w) to about 6% (w/w), from about 1% (w/w) to about 6% (w/w).

For polyethylene glycol 4000, the concentration can be from about 10 mg/mL to about 100 mg/mL, from about 25 mg/mL to about 75 mg/mL, from about 40 mg/mL to about 70 mg/mL, or from about 50 mg/mL to about 60 mg/mL. For carboxymethylcellulose sodium, the concentration can be from about 1 mg/mL to about 50 mg/mL, from about 2 mg/mL to about 30 mg/mL, from about 5 mg/mL to about 20 mg/mL, or from about 7 mg/mL to about 15 mg/mL. For methylcellulose, the concentration can be from about 0.1 mg/mL to about 10 mg/mL, from about 0.2 mg/mL to about 5 mg/mL, from about 0.5 mg/mL to about 2 mg/mL, or from about 0.75 mg/mL to about 1.25 mg/mL.

Example excipients that fall into one or more categories are illustrated in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Example Excipients Excipient Role Notes/ representative conc Acetate Buffer/salt   10-200 mM Citrate Buffer/salt   10-200 mM Tartrate Buffer/salt Histidine Buffer/salt     5-50 mM Glutamate Buffer/salt Phosphate Buffer/salt Tris Buffer/salt   10-200 mM Glycine Buffer/salt Bicarbonate Buffer/salt Succinate Buffer/salt Sulfate Buffer/salt Nitrate Buffer/salt Sodium Camphorsulfonate Buffer/salt 100-1000 mM Trimethylphenylammonium Iodide Buffer/salt 100-1000 mM MOPS (3-(N- morpholino)propanesulfonic acid) Buffer/salt   10-100 mM NaCl Buffer/salt 100-1000 mM Sodium Succinate Buffer/salt   20-500 mM CaCl₂ Buffer/salt    2-50 mM MgCl2 Buffer/salt    2-50 mM Sodium Phosphate Buffer/salt  10-200 mM Sodium Acetate Buffer/salt  10-200 mM Sodium Citrate Buffer/salt  10-200 mM Lactic acid Buffer/salt  20-200 mM Malic acid Buffer/salt  20-200 mM Mannitol Tonicity agent Sorbitol Tonicity agent 2-15% (w/v) Lactose Tonicity agent Dextrose Tonicity agent Trehalose Tonicity agent Sodium Chloride Tonicity agent Potassium Chloride Tonicity agent Glycerol Tonicity agent 2-15% (w/v) Glycerin Tonicity agent Sucrose Sugar/polyol 1-8% (w/v) Trehalose Sugar/polyol   50-300 mM Glucose Sugar/polyol Lactose Sugar/polyol 2-10% (w/v) Sorbitol Sugar/polyol Mannitol Sugar/polyol Glycerol Sugar/polyol Arginine Amino acid   20-120 mM Aspartic Acid Amino acid   20-120 mM Glutamic acid Amino acid   20-120 mM Lysine Amino acid   20-120 mM Proline Amino acid Glycine Amino acid Histidine Amino acid   10-100 mM Methionine Amino acid    10-50 mM Alanine Amino acid Isoleucine Amino acid    10-50 mM Tryptophan Amino acid   10-100 mM Gelatin Polymer/protein PVP Polymer/protein PLGA Polymer/protein Hydroxy methylcellulose (HPMC) Polymer/protein 1-10% (w/v) PEG Polymer/protein Dextran Polymer/protein Cyclodextrin and derivatives Polymer/protein Starch derivatives Polymer/protein HSA (human serum albumin) Polymer/protein 5-50 mg/mL BSA (bovine serum albumin) Polymer/protein 5-50 mg/mL Polysorbate 20 (Tween 20) Surfactant 0.005-0.1% (w/v) Polysorbate 80 (Tween 80) Surfactant 0.005-0.1% (w/v) Poloxamer (Pluronic F68 and F127) Surfactant Triton X-100 Surfactant Brij 30 Surfactant 0.01-0.1% (w/v) Brij 35 Surfactant 0.01-0.1% (w/v) Histamine Antioxidant/ preservative Methionine Antioxidant/ preservative Ascorbic acid Antioxidant/ preservative Glutathione Antioxidant/ preservative Vitamin E Antioxidant/ preservative Poly(ethylenimine) Antioxidant/ preservative Benzyl alcohol Preservative Metacresol Preservative Phenol Preservative 2-phenoxyethanol Preservative Edetate disodium Chelator/ preservative Diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) Chelator/ preservative Citric acid Chelator/ preservative Hexaphosphate Chelator/ preservative Thioglycolic acid Chelator/ preservative Zinc Chelator/ preservative

In some embodiments, histidine (e.g., histidine HCl) is present at a concentration of about 5-50 mM. In some embodiments, histidine's concentration is at least about 5 mM, 6 mM, 7 mM, 8 mM, 9 mM, 10 mM, 11 mM, 12 mM, 13 mM, 14 mM, 15 mM, 16 mM, 17 mM, 18 mM, 19 mM, 20 mM, 25 mM, 30 mM, 35 mM, 40 mM, or 45 mM. In some embodiments, histidine's concentration is not higher than about 100 mM, 90 mM, 80 mM, 70 mM, 60 mM, 50 mM, 45 mM, 40 mM, 35 mM, 30 mM, 29 mM, 28 mM, 27 mM, 26 mM, 25 mM, 24 mM, 23 mM, 22 mM, 21 mM, 20 mM, 19 mM, 18 mM, 17 mM, 16 mM, or 15 mM. In some embodiments, histidine's concentration is about 5-40 mM, 5-35 mM, 5-30 mM, 5-25 mM, 5-20 mM, 10-50 mM, 10-45 mM, 10-40 mM, 10-35 mM, 10-30 mM, 10-25 mM, 10-20 mM, 15-50 mM, 15-45 mM, 15-40 mM, 15-35 mM, 15-30 mM, 15-25 mM, 15-20 mM, 20-50 mM, 20-45 mM, 20-40 mM, 20-35 mM, 20-30 mM, or 20-25 mM.

In some embodiments, arginine is present at a concentration of about 5-100 mM. In some embodiments, arginine's concentration is at least about 5 mM, 6 mM, 7 mM, 8 mM, 9 mM, 10 mM, 11 mM, 12 mM, 13 mM, 14 mM, 15 mM, 16 mM, 17 mM, 18 mM, 19 mM, 20 mM, 25 mM, 30 mM, 35 mM, 40 mM, or 45 mM. In some embodiments, arginine's concentration is not higher than about 100 mM, 90 mM, 80 mM, 70 mM, 60 mM, 50 mM, 45 mM, 40 mM, 35 mM, 30 mM, 29 mM, 28 mM, 27 mM, 26 mM, 25 mM, 24 mM, 23 mM, 22 mM, 21 mM, 20 mM, 19 mM, 18 mM, 17 mM, 16 mM, or 15 mM. In some embodiments, arginine's concentration is about 5-40 mM, 5-35 mM, 5-30 mM, 5-25 mM, 5-20 mM, 10-50 mM, 10-45 mM, 10-40 mM, 10-35 mM, 10-30 mM, 10-25 mM, 10-20 mM, 15-50 mM, 15-45 mM, 15-40 mM, 15-35 mM, 15-30 mM, 15-25 mM, 15-20 mM, 20-50 mM, 20-45 mM, 20-40 mM, 20-35 mM, 20-30 mM, or 20-25 mM.

In some embodiments, lysine is present at a concentration of about 5-100 mM. In some embodiments, lysine's concentration is at least about 5 mM, 6 mM, 7 mM, 8 mM, 9 mM, 10 mM, 11 mM, 12 mM, 13 mM, 14 mM, 15 mM, 16 mM, 17 mM, 18 mM, 19 mM, 20 mM, 25 mM, 30 mM, 35 mM, 40 mM, or 45 mM. In some embodiments, lysine's concentration is not higher than about 100 mM, 90 mM, 80 mM, 70 mM, 60 mM, 50 mM, 45 mM, 40 mM, 35 mM, 30 mM, 29 mM, 28 mM, 27 mM, 26 mM, 25 mM, 24 mM, 23 mM, 22 mM, 21 mM, 20 mM, 19 mM, 18 mM, 17 mM, 16 mM, or 15 mM. In some embodiments, lysine's concentration is about 5-40 mM, 5-35 mM, 5-30 mM, 5-25 mM, 5-20 mM, 10-50 mM, 10-45 mM, 10-40 mM, 10-35 mM, 10-30 mM, 10-25 mM, 10-20 mM, 15-50 mM, 15-45 mM, 15-40 mM, 15-35 mM, 15-30 mM, 15-25 mM, 15-20 mM, 20-50 mM, 20-45 mM, 20-40 mM, 20-35 mM, 20-30 mM, or 20-25 mM.

In some embodiments, trehalose (e.g., trehalose dihydrate) is present at a concentration of about 2%-20% (w/v). In some embodiments, trehalose's concentration is at least about 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 15%, 17% or 18% (w/v). In some embodiments, trehalose's concentration is not higher than about 20%, 19%, 18%, 17%, 16%, 15%, 14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, or 3% (w/v). In some embodiments, trehalose's concentration is about 2%-20%, 2%-19%, 2%-18%, 2%-17%, 2%-16%, 2%-15%, 2%-14%, 2%-13%, 2%-12%, 2%-11%, 2%-10%, 2%-9%, 2%-8%, 3%-20%, 3%-19%, 3%-18%, 3%-17%, 3%-16%, 3%-15%, 3%-14%, 3%-13%, 3%-13%, 3%-11%, 3%-10%, 3%-9%, 3%-8%, 4%-20%, 4%-19%, 4%-18%, 4%-17%, 4%-16%, 4%-15%, 4%-14%, 4%-13%, 4%-14%, 4%-11%, 4%-10%, 4%-9%, 4%-8%, 5%-20%, 5%-19%, 5%-18%, 5%-17%, 5%-16%, 5%-15%, 5%-14%, 5%-13%, 5%-15%, 5%-11%, 5%-10%, 5%-9%, 5%-8%, 6%-20%, 6%-19%, 6%-18%, 6%-17%, 6%-16%, 6%-16%, 6%-14%, 6%-13%, 6%-16%, 6%-11%, 6%-10%, 6%-9%, 6%-8%, 7%-20%, 7%-19%, 7%-18%, 7%-17%, 7%-17%, 7%-17%, 7%-14%, 7%-13%, 7%-17%, 7%-11%, 7%-10%, 7%-9%, 7%-8%, 8%-20%, 8%-19%, 8%-18%, 8%-18%, 8%-18%, 8%-18%, 8%-14%, 8%-13%, 8%-18%, 8%-11%, 8%-10%, 8%-9%, 9%-20%, 9%-19%, 9%-18%, 9%-19%, 9%-19%, 9%-19%, 9%-14%, 9%-13%, 9%-19%, 9%-11%, 9%-10%, 10%-20%, 10%-19%, 10%-18%, 10%-110%, 10%-110%, 10%-110%, 10%-14%, 10%-13%, 10%-110%, or 10%-11% (w/v).

In some embodiments, sucrose is present at a concentration of about 2%-20% (w/v). In some embodiments, sucrose's concentration is at least about 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 15%, 17% or 18% (w/v). In some embodiments, sucrose's concentration is not higher than about 20%, 19%, 18%, 17%, 16%, 15%, 14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, or 3% (w/v). In some embodiments, sucrose's concentration is about 2%-20%, 2%-19%, 2%-18%, 2%-17%, 2%-16%, 2%-15%, 2%-14%, 2%-13%, 2%-12%, 2%-11%, 2%-10%, 2%-9%, 2%-8%, 3%-20%, 3%-19%, 3%-18%, 3%-17%, 3%-16%, 3%-15%, 3%-14%, 3%-13%, 3%-13%, 3%-11%, 3%-10%, 3%-9%, 3%-8%, 4%-20%, 4%-19%, 4%-18%, 4%-17%, 4%-16%, 4%-15%, 4%-14%, 4%-13%, 4%-14%, 4%-11%, 4%-10%, 4%-9%, 4%-8%, 5%-20%, 5%-19%, 5%-18%, 5%-17%, 5%-16%, 5%-15%, 5%-14%, 5%-13%, 5%-15%, 5%-11%, 5%-10%, 5%-9%, 5%-8%, 6%-20%, 6%-19%, 6%-18%, 6%-17%, 6%-16%, 6%-16%, 6%-14%, 6%-13%, 6%-16%, 6%-11%, 6%-10%, 6%-9%, 6%-8%, 7%-20%, 7%-19%, 7%-18%, 7%-17%, 7%-17%, 7%-17%, 7%-14%, 7%-13%, 7%-17%, 7%-11%, 7%-10%, 7%-9%, 7%-8%, 8%-20%, 8%-19%, 8%-18%, 8%-18%, 8%-18%, 8%-18%, 8%-14%, 8%-13%, 8%-18%, 8%-11%, 8%-10%, 8%-9%, 9%-20%, 9%-19%, 9%-18%, 9%-19%, 9%-19%, 9%-19%, 9%-14%, 9%-13%, 9%-19%, 9%-11%, 9%-10%, 10%-20%, 10%-19%, 10%-18%, 10%-110%, 10%-110%, 10%-110%, 10%-14%, 10%-13%, 10%-110%, or 10%-11% (w/v).

In some embodiments, NaC1 is present at a concentration of about 5-200 mM. In some embodiments, NaCl's concentration is at least about 5 mM, 6 mM, 7 mM, 8 mM, 9 mM, 10 mM, 11 mM, 12 mM, 13 mM, 14 mM, 15 mM, 16 mM, 17 mM, 18 mM, 19 mM, 20 mM, 25 mM, 30 mM, 35 mM, 40 mM, 45 mM, 50 mM, 60 mM, 70 mM, 80 mM, 90 mM, 100 mM, 120 mM, 140 mM or 150 mM. In some embodiments, NaCl's concentration is not higher than about 200 mM, 180 mM, 150 mM, 120 mM, 100 mM, 90 mM, 80 mM, 70 mM, 60 mM, or 50 mM.

In some embodiments, MgCl₂ is present at a concentration of about 5-50 mM. In some embodiments, MgCl₂'s concentration is at least about 5 mM, 6 mM, 7 mM, 8 mM, 9 mM, 10 mM, 11 mM, 12 mM, 13 mM, 14 mM, 15 mM, 16 mM, 17 mM, 18 mM, 19 mM, 20 mM, 25 mM, 30 mM, 35 mM, 40 mM, or 45 mM. In some embodiments, MgCl₂'s concentration is not higher than about 100 mM, 90 mM, 80 mM, 70 mM, 60 mM, 50 mM, 45 mM, 40 mM, 35 mM, 30 mM, 29 mM, 28 mM, 27 mM, 26 mM, 25 mM, 24 mM, 23 mM, 22 mM, 21 mM, 20 mM, 19 mM, 18 mM, 17 mM, 16 mM, or 15 mM. In some embodiments, MgCl₂'s concentration is about 5-40 mM, 5-35 mM, 5-30 mM, 5-25 mM, 5-20 mM, 10-50 mM, 10-45 mM, 10-40 mM, 10-35 mM, 10-30 mM, 10-25 mM, 10-20 mM, 15-50 mM, 15-45 mM, 15-40 mM, 15-35 mM, 15-30 mM, 15-25 mM, 15-20 mM, 20-50 mM, 20-45 mM, 20-40 mM, 20-35 mM, 20-30 mM, or 20-25 mM.

In some embodiments, Sodium Camphorsulfonate is present at a concentration of about 5-200 mM. In some embodiments, Sodium Camphorsulfonate's concentration is at least about 5 mM, 6 mM, 7 mM, 8 mM, 9 mM, 10 mM, 11 mM, 12 mM, 13 mM, 14 mM, 15 mM, 16 mM, 17 mM, 18 mM, 19 mM, 20 mM, 25 mM, 30 mM, 35 mM, 40 mM, 45 mM, 50 mM, 60 mM, 70 mM, 80 mM, 90 mM, 100 mM, 120 mM, 140 mM or 150 mM. In some embodiments, Sodium Camphorsulfonate's concentration is not higher than about 200 mM, 180 mM, 150 mM, 120 mM, 100 mM, 90 mM, 80 mM, 70 mM, 60 mM, or 50 mM.

In some embodiments, polysorbate 80 (PS80) is present at a concentration of about 0.015%-0.05% (w/v). In some embodiments, PS80 is present at a concentration of at least about 0.015%, 0.016%, 0.017%, 0.018%, 0.019%, 0.02%, 0.021%, 0.022%, 0.023%, 0.024%, 0.025%, 0.026%, 0.027%, 0.028%, 0.029%, or 0.03% (w/v). In some embodiments, PS80 is present at a concentration of not higher than 0.05%, 0.049%, 0.048%, 0.047%, 0.046%, 0.045%, 0.044%, 0.043%, 0.042%, 0.041%, 0.04%, 0.039%, 0.038%, 0.037%, 0.036%, 0.035%, 0.034%, 0.033%, 0.032%, 0.031%, 0.03%, 0.029%, 0.028%, 0.027%, 0.026%, 0.025%, 0.024%, 0.023%, 0.022%, 0.021%, or 0.02% (w/v).

In some embodiments, polysorbate 20 (PS20) is present at a concentration of about 0.015%-0.05% (w/v). In some embodiments, PS80 is present at a concentration of at least about 0.015%, 0.016%, 0.017%, 0.018%, 0.019%, 0.02%, 0.021%, 0.022%, 0.023%, 0.024%, 0.025%, 0.026%, 0.027%, 0.028%, 0.029%, or 0.03% (w/v). In some embodiments, PS80 is present at a concentration of not higher than 0.05%, 0.049%, 0.048%, 0.047%, 0.046%, 0.045%, 0.044%, 0.043%, 0.042%, 0.041%, 0.04%, 0.039%, 0.038%, 0.037%, 0.036%, 0.035%, 0.034%, 0.033%, 0.032%, 0.031%, 0.03%, 0.029%, 0.028%, 0.027%, 0.026%, 0.025%, 0.024%, 0.023%, 0.022%, 0.021%, or 0.02% (w/v).

In some embodiments, hydroxy methylcellulose (HPMC) is present at a concentration of about 1%-10% (w/v). In some embodiments, HPMC's concentration is at least about 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, or 9% (w/v). In some embodiments, HPMC's concentration is not higher than about 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, or 3% (w/v).

In some embodiments, HSA (human serum albumin) or BSA (bovine serum albumin) is present at a concentration of about 5-50 mg/mL. In some embodiments, the albumin's concentration is at least about 5 mg/mL, 6 mg/mL, 7 mg/mL, 8 mg/mL, 9 mg/mL, 10 mg/mL, 11 mg/mL, 12 mg/mL, 13 mg/mL, 14 mg/mL, 15 mg/mL, 16 mg/mL, 17 mg/mL, 18 mg/mL, 19 mg/mL, 20 mg/mL, 25 mg/mL, 30 mg/mL, 35 mg/mL, 40 mg/mL, or 45 mg/mL. In some embodiments, the albumin's concentration is not higher than about 100 mg/mL, 90 mg/mL, 80 mg/mL, 70 mg/mL, 60 mg/mL, 50 mg/mL, 45 mg/mL, 40 mg/mL, 35 mg/mL, 30 mg/mL, 29 mg/mL, 28 mg/mL, 27 mg/mL, 26 mg/mL, 25 mg/mL, 24 mg/mL, 23 mg/mL, 22 mg/mL, 21 mg/mL, 20 mg/mL, 19 mg/mL, 18 mg/mL, 17 mg/mL, 16 mg/mL, or 15 mg/mL. In some embodiments, the albumin's concentration is about 5-40 mg/mL, 5-35 mg/mL, 5-30 mg/mL, 5-25 mg/mL, 5-20 mg/mL, 10-50 mg/mL, 10-45 mg/mL, 10-40 mg/mL, 10-35 mg/mL, 10-30 mg/mL, 10-25 mg/mL, 10-20 mg/mL, 15-50 mg/mL, 15-45 mg/mL, 15-40 mg/mL, 15-35 mg/mL, 15-30 mg/mL, 15-25 mg/mL, 15-20 mg/mL, 20-50 mg/mL, 20-45 mg/mL, 20-40 mg/mL, 20-35 mg/mL, 20-30 mg/mL, or 20-25 mg/mL.

In some embodiments, the composition has a pH of 5-8. In some embodiments, the pH is not lower than 5, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.8, 5.9, 6, 6.1, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, 6.9, 7, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.8, or 7.9. In some embodiments, the pH is not higher than 8, 7.9, 7.8, 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.2, 7.1, 7, 6.9, 6.8, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.15, 6.1, 6.05, 6, 5.95, 5.9, 5.85, or 5.8.

In some embodiments, the formulation includes combinations as shown in Table 3.

TABLE 3 Example Combinations of Excipients in Formulation Notes/representative concentrations (for Combination illustration purpose) NaCl/Arginine 150 mM/50 mM NaCl/MgCl₂ 150 mM/10 mM NaCl/MgCl₂/Arginine 150 mM/10 mM/50 mM Sucrose/Arginine 10%/50 mM Sucrose/MgCl₂ 10%/10 mM Sucrose/MgCl₂/Arginine 10%/10 mM/50 mM Sucrose/NaCl/Arginine 5%/75 mM/50 mM Sucrose/NaCl/MgCl₂ 5%/75 mM/10 mM Sucrose/NaCl/Arginine/MgCl₂ 5%/75 mM/50 mM/10 mM NaCl/Lysine 150 mM/50 mM NaCl/MgCl₂/Lysine 150 mM/10 mM/50 mM Sucrose/Lysine 10%/50 mM Sucrose/MgCl₂/Lysine 10%/10 mM/50 mM Sucrose/NaCl/Lysine 5%/75 mM/50 mM Sucrose/NaCl/Lysine/MgCl₂ 5%/75 mM/50 mM/10 mM Histidine/NaCl/Arginine 10 mM/75 mM/50 mM Histidine/Arginine 80 mM/50 mM Histidine/NaCl/Lysine 10 mM/75 mM/50 mM Histidine/Lysine 80 mM/50 mM Sucrose/Histidine/Arginine 3%/50 mM/50 mM Mannitol/Sucrose/Histidine/Arginine 5%/1%/50 mM/50 mM Mannitol/Sucrose/Histidine/ Arginine/PS20 5%/1%/50 mM/50 mM/0.01% Succinate/Sucrose/Mannitol/Arginine 50 mM/3%/5%/50 mM Histidine/Sucrose/Mannitol/Arginine 50 mM/3%/5%/50 mM MOPS/Sucrose/Arginine 50 mM/3%/50mM Tris/Sucrose/Mannitol/Arginine 50 mM/3%//5%/50 mM Sodium Phosphate/Sucrose/ Mannitol/Arginine 50 mM/3%/5%/50 mM Sucrose/Histidine/Arginine 1%/50 mM/50 mM Sucrose/Histidine/Arginine/Mannitol 1%/50 mM/50 mM/5% Sucrose/Histidine/Arginine/Glycine 1%/50 mM/50 mM/2% Trehalose/Histidine/Arginine/Mannitol 3%/50 mM/50 mM/5% Sucrose/Histidine/Arginine/PS20 6%/100 mM/100 mM/0.01% Sodium Phosphate/Sucrose/Mannitol 5 mM/3%/5%

In some embodiments, the aqueous formulations includes emactuzumab at a concentration that is at least about 80 mg/mL, 90 mg/mL, 100 mg/mL, 110 mg/mL, 120 mg/mL, 130 mg/mL, 140 mg/mL, 150 mg/mL, 160 mg/mL, 170 mg/mL, 180 mg/mL, 190 mg/mL, 200 mg/mL, 210 mg/mL, 220 mg/mL, 230 mg/mL, 240 mg/mL, or even 250 mg/mL. In some embodiments, the concentration is not higher than about 500 mg/mL, 400 mg/mL, or 300 mg/mL.

In some embodiments, the aqueous formulations includes lacnotuzumab at a concentration that is at least about 80 mg/mL, 90 mg/mL, 100 mg/mL, 110 mg/mL, 120 mg/mL, 130 mg/mL, 140 mg/mL, 150 mg/mL, 160 mg/mL, 170 mg/mL, 180 mg/mL, 190 mg/mL, 200 mg/mL, 210 mg/mL, 220 mg/mL, 230 mg/mL, 240 mg/mL, or even 250 mg/mL. In some embodiments, the concentration is not higher than about 500 mg/mL, 400 mg/mL, or 300 mg/mL.

In some embodiments, the aqueous formulations includes AM001 at a concentration that is at least about 80 mg/mL, 90 mg/mL, 100 mg/mL, 110 mg/mL, 120 mg/mL, 130 mg/mL, 140 mg/mL, 150 mg/mL, 160 mg/mL, 170 mg/mL, 180 mg/mL, 190 mg/mL, 200 mg/mL, 210 mg/mL, 220 mg/mL, 230 mg/mL, 240 mg/mL, or even 250 mg/mL. In some embodiments, the concentration is not higher than about 500 mg/mL, 400 mg/mL, or 300 mg/mL.

In some embodiments, the aqueous formulations include axatilimab at a concentration that is at least about 80 mg/mL, 90 mg/mL, 100 mg/mL, 110 mg/mL, 120 mg/mL, 130 mg/mL, 140 mg/mL, 150 mg/mL, 160 mg/mL, 170 mg/mL, 180 mg/mL, 190 mg/mL, 200 mg/mL, 210 mg/mL, 220 mg/mL, 230 mg/mL, 240 mg/mL, or even 250 mg/mL. In some embodiments, the concentration is not higher than about 500 mg/mL, 400 mg/mL, or 300 mg/mL.

In some embodiments, the aqueous formulations include cabiralizumab at a concentration that is at least about 80 mg/mL, 90 mg/mL, 100 mg/mL, 110 mg/mL, 120 mg/mL, 130 mg/mL, 140 mg/mL, 150 mg/mL, 160 mg/mL, 170 mg/mL, 180 mg/mL, 190 mg/mL, 200 mg/mL, 210 mg/mL, 220 mg/mL, 230 mg/mL, 240 mg/mL, or even 250 mg/mL. In some embodiments, the concentration is not higher than about 500 mg/mL, 400 mg/mL, or 300 mg/mL.

In some embodiments, the aqueous formulations include PD-0360324 at a concentration that is at least about 80 mg/mL, 90 mg/mL, 100 mg/mL, 110 mg/mL, 120 mg/mL, 130 mg/mL, 140 mg/mL, 150 mg/mL, 160 mg/mL, 170 mg/mL, 180 mg/mL, 190 mg/mL, 200 mg/mL, 210 mg/mL, 220 mg/mL, 230 mg/mL, 240 mg/mL, or even 250 mg/mL. In some embodiments, the concentration is not higher than about 500 mg/mL, 400 mg/mL, or 300 mg/mL.

Table 4 below illustrates a few formulations for AM001, which can also be used for other disclosed antibodies.

TABLE 4 Example Formulations Formulation Example 1: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 150 140-210 Citric acid monohydrate 4.1 3-5 Histidine 8.1  6-10 IN Sodium hydroxide to adjust pH 1N to adjust pH to 5.0 4.8-5.2 Arginine 10.2  8-12 Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 2: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 140 120-210 Citric acid monohydrate 4.1 3-5 Histidine 16.72 10-20 IN Sodium hydroxide to adjust pH 1N to adjust pH to 5.0 4.8-5.2 Arginine 10.2  8-12 Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 3: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 150 140-210 Acetic acid 3.71 3-5 Histidine 8.1  6-10 IN Sodium hydroxide to adjust pH 1N to adjust pH to 5.0 4.8-5.2 Arginine 10.2  8-12 Polysorbate 20 2.28 1-5 Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 4: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 150 140-210 L Histidine HCL 9.7  5-15 L-Histidine 8.1  6-10 IN Sodium hydroxide to adjust pH 1N to adjust pH to 5.0 4.8-5.2 Arginine 10.2  8-12 Polysorbate 20 2.28 1-5 Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 5: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 175 140-210 L Histidine HCL Monohydrate 3.93 3-5 L-Histidine 8.1  6-10 IN Sodium hydroxide to adjust pH 1N to adjust pH to 5.0 4.8-5.2 Arginine 10.2  8-12 Polysorbate 80 0.5 0.2-1   Sucrose 9.1  7-12 Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 6: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 150 140-210 L Histidine HCL 9.7  7-13 Proline 16 12-20 IN Sodium hydroxide to adjust pH 1N to adjust pH to 5.0 4.8-5.2 Glutamic acid 6.5 5-8 Polysorbate 20 2.28 1-5 Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 7: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 160 140-210 L Histidine HCL 9.7  7-13 L-Histidine 3.1 1-5 IN Sodium hydroxide to adjust pH 1N to adjust pH to 5.0 4.8-5.2 Arginine 26.2 20-35 Poloxamer 188 0.5 0.2-0.8 L-Aspartic acid pH adjustment to pH 5 pH adjustment Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 8: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 180 140-210 L Histidine HCL 9.7  7-13 L-Histidine 8.1  6-10 IN Sodium hydroxide to adjust pH 1N to adjust pH to 5.0 4.8-5.2 Glycine 10.2  8-12 Polysorbate 80 4.2  2-6 Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 9: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 150 140-210 α-α-trehalose 397 200-600 L-Histidine 7.5 6-9 L-Histidine HCL monohydrate 50.5 30-80 Sucrose 90  6-12 Polysorbate 20 1.8 0.5-3   L Methionine 22.4  10-30  Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 10: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 150 140-210 α-α-trehalose 290 200-400 Mannitol 210 150-280 L-Arginine 25 10-40 Acetic acid 3.7 2-5 Polysorbate 20 8  6-10 IN Sodium Hydroxide pH adjustment to 5 pH adjustment to 4.8-5.2 Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 11: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 160 140-210 α-α-trehalose 397 200-600 L-Histidine 15.5 10-20 L-Histidine HCL monohydrate 40.5 430-50  Arginine 59 40-80 Polysorbate 20 0.6 0.2-1   Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 12: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 150 140-210 Sodium Phosphate dibasic 5.3 3-8 Citric acid monohydrate 7.5  5-10 Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 1.5 0.5-4   Sucrose 90  60-120 Polysorbate 80 0.1 0.5-2   Sodium Chloride 53  40-70  Water for injection USP QS QS Formulation Example 13: Ingredients Amount (mg/mL) Range MAB (E.G., AM001) 70 50-150 Sucrose 90 60-120 Polysorbate 20 0.04 0.01-0.1   Acetic acid 10 mM 5-20 mM IN Sodium Hydroxide To adjust pH 4.9-5.5 To adjust pH 4.9-5.5 Water for injection USP QS QS

Also provided, in some embodiments, is a lyophilized composition that can be prepared by freeze-drying the aqueous solution as disclosed herein. In some embodiments, also provided is a solution that can be prepared by dissolving the lyophilized composition in a solvent such as water.

III. Methods of Using the Formulations

Methods of using the disclosed formulations/compositions are also provided. In some embodiments, the methods are for treating a patient having TGCT or other tumors (e.g., melanoma, glioblastoma, leukemia, and congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa (CHL)) that can be suitably treated with CSF1/CSF1R inhibition.

The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions for treating chronic diseases, such as tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), by local administration, and methods for preparing and using the compositions.

Tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) is a neoplasm derived from the synovium that causes recruitment of immune cells, specifically macrophages, leading to formation of a mass. These tumors are often classified by their growth pattern (localized or diffuse) and site (intra- or extra-articular). See, e.g., Giustini et al., Clinical Sarcoma Research, 2018 (8):14.

Localized TGCT is characterized by a discrete nodule. While any location is possible, localized forms mainly involve the digits joints and wrist (85% of cases); foot and ankle, knee, hip or other joint locations are more rare. Diffuse forms mainly involve the large joints: knee, hip, ankle and elbow. Localized forms are systematically benign; diffuse forms are more aggressive and destructive, and may exceptionally include a malignant component.

Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS), also known as diffuse TGCT (D-TGCT), is characterized by a diffuse proliferation in the synovium, commonly occurring in and around the hip or knee. Local and diffuse disease may occur intra-articularly throughout the body. PVNS can also be extra-articular, and, in rare circumstances, can metastasize to adjacent lymph nodes and the lungs.

Current treatment options for TGCT are limited, including surgery and radiotherapy. Surgery is often the treatment of choice for patients with TGCT/PVNS. Localized TGCT/PVNS is managed by marginal excision. Recurrences occur in 8-20% of patients and are managed by re-excision. Diffuse TGCT/PVNS tends to recur more often (33-50%) and has a much more aggressive clinical course. Patients are often symptomatic and require multiple surgical procedures during their lifetime. In some cases, the joint may need to be replaced. See, e.g., Palmerini et al., Expert opinion on Orphan Drugs, 2018 (6)12:753-7. The formulations disclosed herein are suitable for treating TGCT.

In some embodiments, the composition is administered subcutaneously. In some embodiments, the composition is administered intramuscularly or intravitreally. In some embodiments, the composition is administered intravenously. In some embodiments, the composition is administered intraarticularly.

In some embodiments, the administration is local or proximate to the site of the disease (e.g., TGCT). In some embodiments, the administration is intratumoral or at a site proximate to the tumor.

In some embodiments, TGCT is in a hand. In some embodiments, TGCT is in a knee. In some embodiments, TGCT is in a digit joint. In some embodiments, TGCT is in a wrist. In some embodiments, TGCT is in a foot. In some embodiments, TGCT is in a hip. In some embodiments, TGCT is in an elbow. In some embodiments, TGCT is in an ankle.

Another type of disease that can be suitably treated with the presently disclosed compositions is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a serious chronic disease that affects the tissue surrounding the air sacs, or alveoli, in the lung. This condition occurs when that lung tissue becomes thick and stiff for unknown reasons. Over time, these changes can cause permanent scarring in the lungs, called fibrosis, that make it progressively more difficult to breathe.

In some embodiments, the composition is administered subcutaneously. In some embodiments, the composition is administered intramuscularly or intravitreally. In some embodiments, the composition is administered intravenously.

Yet another type of diseases that can be suitably treated with the presently disclosed compositions is polycystic kidney disease (PKD). PKD is the most common genetic disorder of the kidney characterized by the development of bilateral tubular cysts and the development of interstitial fibrosis. PKD refers to two separate genetic entities, Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), which belongs to a group of congenital hepatorenal fibrocystic syndromes and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). ARPKD is a rare dual organ disease commonly diagnosed in utero or at birth and occurs at a frequency of 1:20,000 live births.

In some embodiments, the composition is administered subcutaneously. In some embodiments, the composition is administered intramuscularly or intravitreally. In some embodiments, the composition is administered intravenously.

Still another class of diseases that can be suitably treated with the presently disclosed compositions are ocular diseases. In some embodiments, the administration is topical, ophthalmic, or local injection to the eye or nearby tissue.

In some embodiments, the formulations described herein are provided in an amount sufficient to provide a therapeutically effective amount of the therapeutic agent. In some embodiments, the administration is about once every month. In some embodiments, the administration (e.g., subcutaneous injection) is about once every week. In some embodiments, the administration is about once every 5 days, or every 4 days, every 3 days, every 2 days, or each day.

EXAMPLES

The disclosure is further understood by reference to the following examples, which are intended to be purely exemplary of the disclosure. The present disclosure is not limited in scope by the exemplified embodiments, which are intended as illustrations of single aspects of the disclosure only. Any methods that are functionally equivalent are within the scope of the disclosure. Various modifications of the disclosure in addition to those described herein will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description and accompanying figures. Such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Example 1. In Vivo Exposure of AM001

This example measured the serum concentrations of anti-CSF1R antibody AM001 following subcutaneous administration. With the measurements, a desirable dosing schedule was estimated.

A single dose of AM001 (70 mg/mL) was administered to cynomolgus monkeys via subcutaneous (s.c.) injection (10 mg/Kg×3 monkeys). Each day following the administration, serum concentration of the antibody was measured. The data are plotted in FIG. 1, and PK parameters summarized in the table below.

PK Parameter 10 mg/Kg S.C. Mean 10 mg/Kg S.C. SD C_(max) (μg/mL) 82.5 27.5 T_(max) (days) 1.8 1 AUC_(last)(μg*days/mL) 495 113

Absolute bioavailability was approximately 62%. Interestingly, the median Tmax of 1.25 days is unusually shorter than generally observed with human monoclonal antibodies in humans or monkeys (JT Ryman & B Meibohm, Pharmacokinetics of Monoclonal Antibodies, CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. 2017 6(9): 576-588; KW Walker et al., Pharmacokinetic comparison of a diverse panel of non-targeting human antibodies as matched IgG1 and IgG2 isotypes in rodents and non-human primates, PLoS ONE 2019, 14(5): e0217061).

The data were extrapolated to a projected serum concentration vs. time profile for weekly s.c. dosing in humans (70 Kg) at 3 mg/Kg which should provide an efficacious exposure for various potential indications, such as TGCT (FIG. 2).

If the required dose (i.e., 210 mg) needs to be administered once s.c., assuming no more than 1.5 mL can be injected, the minimum drug concentration should be 140 mg/mL. If only 1 mL can be injected, the minimum drug concentration should be 210 mg/mL. For a twice daily s.c. injection, each time with 1 mL, then the minimum concentration should be 105 mg/mL.

Example 2. Sample Preparation for Formulation Development for AM001

This example tested multiple designed high-concentration formulations for AM001 for their physical stability, chemical stability and viscosity. Higher stability and lower viscosity are desired for the ultimate high concentration formulation.

Sample Preparation

Stock solutions of the drug substance (DS) AM001 were provided as 70 mg/mL AM001 in 10 mM acetate (pH 5.2), 9% (w/v) sucrose, and 0.004% (w/v) PS 20.

Diafiltration and Concentration of DS (AM001) with TFF

Tangential flow filtration (TFF) was conducted using a Millipore Cogent μ Scale system to both diafilter and concentrate the DS prior to dialysis. Prior to conducting diafiltration, the DS was allowed to warm to room temperature and diluted to −35 mg/mL with 20 mM histidine (pH 5.3) buffer. Histidine buffer was utilized for this step, as it was found to reduce viscosity of AM001 versus several other buffers (acetate and citrate) examined in a pilot screening study conducted at pH 5.1-5.5.

Diluted DS was diafiltered with 5 diavolumes of 20 mM histidine (pH 5.3) buffer using a pump speed of 30%, a stir rate (for the retentate) of 30%, and a trans-membrane pressure (TMP) of −15 psi. Following diafiltration, material was concentrated to −160 mg/mL, and then recovered from the TFF system (in a 120 mL polycarbonate bottle) using a 5% pump speed. The solution was then loaded into 15 mL centrifugal spin concentrators and spun at 4000×g (20° C.) in 20-minute intervals until concentrated to −170 mg/mL.

Dialysis Procedure

Formulations were prepared by dialyzing concentrated, diafiltered DS (−170 mg/mL) against the formulation placebo (i.e., buffer and tonicity modifiers/stabilizers) using Slide-A-Lyzer Mini Dialysis devices (20 kD MWCO, 2 mL capacity). Each formulation (bulk material) was sterile filtered using a Millipore Millex-GV syringe filter (0.22 μm). After filtration, the formulation was aliquoted at 0.5 mL into 1 mL Type 1 glass vials, stoppered (13 mm rubber stopper), and sealed with crimped aluminum caps. Sterile filtering and aliquoting was conducted in a biosafety cabinet using materials (i.e., vials, stoppers, etc.) which had been previously sterilized.

Protein concentration was determined using a SoloVPE instrument (C Technologies, Inc.; Bridgewater, N.J.). Concentration was calculated from absorbance at 280 nm using an extinction coefficient of 1.58 mL/(mg*cm). The absorbance measurement at 280 nm was corrected for scattering by utilizing a 320 and 350 nm correction.

Example 3. Initial Investigation of pH, Buffer Species and Viscosity Modifying Excipients

This example investigated stability of AM001 as a function of pH, buffer species, and viscosity modifying excipient.

The tested pH range was 4.5-6.5. The evaluations were carried out after storage at 1 week 40° C., 2 weeks 25° C., and 4 weeks 5° C. Each sample (Table A1) was evaluated for physical stability using size exclusion chromatography and chemical stability using cation exchange chromatography. Each sample was checked for viscosity at time-zero. Visual assessments were conducted at all time-points.

TABLE A1 Listing of Tested Formulation Samples (F1-F17) Protein Acetate Succinate Citrate Histidine NaCl Sorbitol No. (mg/mL) pH (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) F1 150 4.5 10 0 0 0 150 0 F2 150 4.5 0 20 0 0 0 175 F3 150 5 20 0 0 0 120 0 F4 150 5 0 10 0 0 100 0 F5 150 5 0 0 0 20 50 0 F6 150 5 0 0 20 0 0 175 F7 150 5 0 0 20 0 100 0 F8 150 5.5 20 0 0 0 0 175 F9 150 5.5 0 0 0 40 50 175 F10  150 5.5 0 0 0 20 0 0 F11  150 5.5 0 0 0 20 0 0 F12  150 5.5 0 20 0 0 150 0 F13  150 5.5 10 0 0 0 0 0 F14  150 6 0 0 0 20 0 0 F15  150 6 0 0 20 0 150 0 F16  150 6.5 0 0 0 20 150 0 F17  70 5.2 10 0 0 0 0 0 Arg*HCl Lys*HCl Arg*Glu Proline Sucrose PS20 No. (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) (%, w/v) F1 0 0 0 0 0 0.009 F2 50 0 0 0 0 0.009 F3 25 0 0 0 0 0.009 F4 0 50 0 0 0 0.009 F5 0 0 0 175 0 0.009 F6 0 0 50 0 0 0.009 F7 50 0 0 0 0 0.009 F8 0 50 0 0 0 0.009 F9 0 0 0 0 0 0.009 F10  150 0 0 0 0 0.009 F11  0 0 0 270 0 0.009 F12  0 0 0 0 0 0.009 F13  0 0 0 0 260 0.009 F14  0 0 150 0 0 0.009 F15  0 0 0 0 0 0.009 F16  0 0 0 0 0 0.009 F17  0 0 0 0 260 0.004 *F17 is the stock solution

Visual Observations

Opalescence was evident in most formulations and was affected by excipient type and concentration. Formulations with NaCl had the most opalescence. Formulations with 150 mM Arg*HCl (F10) and Arg/Glu (F14) had some opalescence, but it was much less pronounced than formulations with NaCl. Formulations with a high percentage of polyol, sucrose, or proline had the least amount of opalescence. It is noted that opalescence in a given formulation does not necessarily correspond to decreased storage stability, such as for F14.

No obvious change in appearance was seen for the stability samples after 1 week of storage at 40° C. or 2 weeks at 25° C. (vs. time-zero). Presence of visible protein particles was not readily apparent in these storage stability samples. However, F3 and F7 showed signs of phase separation after 4 weeks of storage at 5° C. All other samples at 5° C. had equivalent appearance to their time-zero counter-parts.

Viscosity Evaluation

The viscosity evaluation results are presented in Table A2-A3.

TABLE A2 pH, Concentration and Viscosity (at 25° C.) Conc. Viscosity Sample pH (mg/mL) (cP) F1 4.71 149.1 19.362 F2 4.59 151.1 12.806 F3 4.88 151.7 15.366 F4 4.98 149.8 17.356 F5 5.13 151.3 14.253 F6 4.96 151.2 14.822 F7 4.91 146.6 11.385 F8 5.31 151.3 18.652 F9 5.47 150.2 11.791 F10 5.35 151.7 8.591 F11 5.46 149.12 15.513 F12 5.32 152.7 15.993 F13 5.27 149.7 35.383 F14 5.81 153.1 8.961 F15 5.72 152 13.882 F16 6.31 152.96 10.58 F17 5.2  68 3.5

TABLE A3 Viscosity (at 25° C.): Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Viscosity Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients (cP) F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl  8.6 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu  9.0 F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl 10.6 F7 4.91 147 Citrate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 11.4 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol 11.8 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl 12.8 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl 13.9 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline 14.3 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu 14.8 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 15.4 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline 15.5 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl 16.0 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl 17.4 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl 18.7 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl 19.4 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose 35.4

The data show that inclusion of Arg*HCl, Arg*Glu, and NaCl in a formulation were all effective in lowering viscosity. Histidine was effective in lowering viscosity as well. Use of acetate as a buffer, however, resulted in higher viscosity, and polyols, sucrose, and proline all increased viscosity. The effects of pH on viscosity were not readily apparent.

Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC): 1 wk 40° C.

SEC was used to measure the loss of monomer and formation of aggregates and/or high molecular weight (HMW) species for the test samples. The results are shown in Table A4-A6.

TABLE A4 Loss in Monomer Content (% area) for the t1 wk 40° C. Samples vs. Time Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Monomer F17 5.17  68 Acetate/Sucrose −0.19 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu −0.20 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline −0.27 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol −0.34 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl −0.39 F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl −0.40 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl −0.41 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl −0.47 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose −0.48 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline −0.55 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl −0.59 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu −0.80 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl −1.41 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl −2.40 F7 4.91 147 Citrate/NaCl/Arg*HCl −2.86 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl −4.21 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl −7.44

TABLE A5 Increase in Percent Area of the Aggregate (HMW 2) for the t1 wk 40° C. Samples vs. Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients HMW 2 F17 5.17  68 Acetate/Sucrose 0.03 F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl 0.05 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu 0.05 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline 0.05 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose 0.05 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl 0.05 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol 0.08 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl 0.09 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl 0.19 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl 0.22 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline 0.26 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu 0.43 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl 1.03 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 2.08 F7 4.91 147 Citrate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 2.62 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl 3.64 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl 6.97

TABLE A6 Increase in HMW 1 (% area) for the t1 wk 40° C. Samples vs. Time Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients HMW 1 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu 0.14 F17 5.17  68 Acetate/Sucrose 0.18 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl 0.22 F7 4.91 147 Citrate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 0.23 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline 0.24 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol 0.24 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline 0.28 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl 0.29 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 0.30 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl 0.34 F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl 0.34 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl 0.34 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu 0.37 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl 0.38 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl 0.41 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose 0.43 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl 0.53

Low molecular weight formation was negligible at 1 wk 40° C. Histidine and Arg*Glu were stabilizing under conditions of increasing relative pH. Polyols and proline appeared to be stabilizing as well, or at least were not destabilizing. NaCl was destabilizing under conditions of lower relative pH. However, charged excipients (including NaCl) were less destabilizing under conditions of higher relative pH.

Cation Exchange Chromatography (CEX): Time-Zero and 1 wk 40° C.

CEX was used to measure loss in main peak and changes in acidic or basic peaks after the storage time. The results are presented in Table A7-A10.

TABLE A7 Loss in Main Peak (% area) for the 1 wk 40° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Main Peak F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol −1.77 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline −1.86 F17 5.2   68 Acetate/Sucrose −1.87 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline −1.91 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl −1.96 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl −1.98 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl −2.04 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose −2.07 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl −2.21 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl −2.57 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu −2.70 F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl −2.79 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl −2.83 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu −4.13 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl −5.00 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl −5.72

TABLE A8 Increase in Acidic Peak Region (% area) for the 1 wk 40° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Acidic F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl 0.07 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 0.37 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline 0.78 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol 0.82 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl 0.90 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl 0.96 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline 1.11 F17 5.2   68 Acetate/Sucrose 1.21 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl 1.31 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl 1.36 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose 1.42 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl 1.56 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl 1.60 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu 2.22 F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl 2.77 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu 2.85

TABLE A9 Increase in Basic Peak Region (% area) for the 1 wk 40° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Basic F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl 0.02 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl 0.38 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu 0.48 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl 0.64 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose 0.65 F17 5.2   68 Acetate/Sucrose 0.66 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl 0.73 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline 0.80 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol 0.96 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl 0.99 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline 1.08 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu 1.29 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl 1.67 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 2.46 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl 3.64 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl 5.65

The most chemically stable formulations were those in the pH region of ˜5-5.5. A large increase in basic peak content was measured for samples formulated ≤pH 5. This loss was almost entirely to the basic region. Likely, this was aggregated material. At pH values above pH 5.7, main peak loss was generally to the acidic peak region, with the loss presumably due to deamidation.

Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC): 2 Weeks 25° C.

SEC evaluation results of the samples after 2 weeks at 25° C. are shown in Table A10-A11.

TABLE A10 Loss in Monomer Content (% area) for the t2 wk 25° C. Samples vs. Time Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Monomer F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu −0.03 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu −0.04 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl −0.05 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline −0.05 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl −0.08 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline −0.08 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl −0.10 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol −0.10 F17 5.2   68 Acetate/Sucrose −0.10 F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl −0.12 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl −0.13 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose −0.14 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl −0.18 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl −0.19 F7 4.91 147 Citrate/NaCl/Arg*HCl −0.19 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl −0.20 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl −0.23

TABLE A11 Increase in HMW 1 (% area) for the t2 wk 25° C. Samples vs. Time Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients HMW 1 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu 0.02 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu 0.04 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl 0.05 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline 0.06 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline 0.06 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol 0.07 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl 0.07 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl 0.09 F17 5.2   68 Acetate/Sucrose 0.10 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 0.11 F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl 0.13 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl 0.14 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl 0.16 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose 0.17 F7 4.91 147 Citrate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 0.17 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl 0.17 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl 0.19

Low molecular weight formation was negligible at 2 wks 25° C. Additionally, formation of HMW 2 (aggregate) was negligible at 2 wks 25° C. This suggests that the 40° C. condition is not necessarily predictive of HMW formation at lower temperatures. Histidine and Arg*Glu appeared to be the most stabilizing excipients. Arg*HCl, sorbitol, and proline appeared to be stabilizing as well, or at least were not destabilizing.

Multiple formulations had equivalent stability as the stock solution/drug substance (F17) at 2 weeks 25° C. The lowest viscosity formulations (F10 and F14) were among those having equivalent stability. F14 was the best performing formulation, consistent with the last result.

Cation Exchange Chromatography (CEX): 2 Weeks 25° C.

The CEX results for 2 weeks at 25° C. are shown in Tables A12-A14.

TABLE A12 Loss in Main Peak (% area) for the 2 wk 25° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Main Peak F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose −0.26 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol −0.33 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline −0.40 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl −0.42 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline −0.43 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu −0.45 F17 5.2   68 Acetate/Sucrose −0.54 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl −0.58 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl −0.64 F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl −0.65 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl −0.66 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl −0.71 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl −0.83 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl −0.84 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl −0.87 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu −1.25

TABLE A13 Change in Acidic Peak Region (% area) for the 2 wk 25° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Acidic F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl −0.23 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol −0.16 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline 0.03 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose 0.08 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu 0.08 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline 0.09 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl 0.13 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl 0.15 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl 0.15 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl 0.21 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 0.24 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl 0.26 F17 5.2   68 Acetate/Sucrose 0.27 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl 0.46 F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl 0.55 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu 0.79

TABLE A14 Increase in Basic Peak Region (% area) for the 2 wk 25° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Basic F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl 0.10 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose 0.18 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl 0.25 F17 5.2   68 Acetate/Sucrose 0.27 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline 0.33 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline 0.36 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu 0.37 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl 0.45 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu 0.46 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl 0.49 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol 0.49 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl 0.51 F3 4.88 152 Acetate/NaCl/Arg*HCl 0.60 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl 0.61 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl 0.63 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl 0.65

Trends at 25° C. were similar to those seen at 40° C., although the rates of degradation were much lower. Differences for some formulations were within the error of the assay (±0.3% area for the main-peak). The most chemically stable formulations were those in the pH region of ˜5.1-5.8. Basic peak content generally increased as a function of decreasing pH, and was most pronounced for samples formulated ≤pH 5. Above pH 5.7, main peak loss was generally to the acidic peak region. Presumably, this loss was due to deamidation. Citrate appears to be destabilizing, whereas the effects of other excipients are harder to discern.

Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC): 4 Weeks 2-8° C.

SEC evaluation of the samples after 4 weeks at 2-8° C. was also performed. Most changes at 4 wks 2-8° C. were within the error of the assay, i.e., no measurable degradation. However, F03 and F07 had experienced phase separation. Low pH (relative), salt, and citrate are thought to be primary factors causing this phase separation. Phase separation only occurred at the 2-8° C. storage temperature.

Cation Exchange Chromatography (CEX): 4 Weeks 2-8° C.

The CEX results for 4 weeks at 2-8° C. are shown in Tables A15-A16.

TABLE A15 Loss in Main Peak (% area) for the 4 wk 2-8° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Main Peak F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl 0.02 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu 0.01 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose 0.00 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol −0.08 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl −0.08 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline −0.15 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl −0.19 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl −0.19 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline −0.24 F17 5.2   68 Acetate/Sucrose −0.25 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl −0.48 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl −0.50 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl −0.56 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl −0.62 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu −0.69

TABLE A16 Increase in Basic Peak Region (% area) for the 4 wk 2-8° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Basic F17 5.2   68 Acetate/Sucrose 0.03 F13 5.27 150 Acetate/Sucrose 0.14 F8 5.31 151 Acetate/Sorbitol/Lys*HCl 0.22 F14 5.81 153 Histidine/Arg*Glu 0.25 F16 6.31 153 Histidine/NaCl 0.25 F4 4.98 150 Succinate/NaCl/Lys*HCl 0.29 F12 5.32 153 Succinate/NaCl 0.31 F5 5.13 151 Histidine/NaCl/Proline 0.43 F11 5.46 149 Histidine/Proline 0.44 F6 4.96 151 Citrate/Sorbitol/Arg*Glu 0.45 F2 4.59 151 Succinate/Sorbitol/Arg*HCl 0.52 F15 5.72 152 Citrate/NaCl 0.56 F9 5.47 150 Histidine/NaCl/Sorbitol 0.58 F1 4.71 149 Acetate/NaCl 0.60 F10 5.35 152 Histidine/Arg*HCl 0.64

Differences in main-peak (% area) for most formulations were within the error of the assay (±0.3% area for the main-peak). Change in acidic peak content was generally not significant.

Overall, the experiments of Example 3 demonstrate that histidine was the best performing buffer species, as it stabilized the samples under accelerated and stressed temperature conditions and led to lower viscosity.

Arg*Glu and Arg*HCl were the most impactful excipients for reducing viscosity. Arg*Glu had the better stability profile, although the differences were generally small. Arg*Glu, Arg*HCl, sucrose, sorbitol, and proline were generally stabilizing, but the latter 3 increased viscosity. NaCl and citrate were destabilizing, especially at pH values 5. They tended to cause phase separation at 2-8° C. storage. Arginine may be de-stabilizing at lower relative pH as well.

From this data set, chemical stability appears to be optimal at pH 5.1 and pH 5.8. AM001 was physically stable in this pH range as well. The stability was excipient-dependent. Among all samples, F14 (pH 5.8) had the overall best properties.

Example 4. Refinement of Formulation Conditions

Example 3 demonstrated that AM001 formulated with histidine and an arginine salt (HCl or glutamate) had the lowest viscosities and favorable stability profiles. This example then investigated the stability of AM001 as a function of buffer type (succinate or histidine), pH, and arginine salt type (HCl, Glutamate, or Aspartate) in greater detail. In addition, the stability of sugar/polyol formulations containing an arginine salt were examined.

The pH range tested here was from 5.2 to 5.8. The experimental design is similar to Example 3. The tested samples are shown in Table B1.

TABLE B1 Listing of Tested Formulation Samples (F1-F15) Protein Acetate Succinate Histidine Arg*HCl Arg*Glu Arg*Asp Sucrose Sorbitol % PS20 Sample (mg/mL) pH (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) (mM) (w/v) F1 150 5.2 20 150 0.009 F2 150 5.2 20 75 135 0.009 F3 150 5.2 20 75 135 0.009 F4 150 5.2 20 150 0.009 F5 150 5.2 20 150 0.009 F6 150 5.2 20 150 0.009 F7 150 5.5 20 150 0.009 F8 150 5.5 20 150 0.009 F9 150 5.5 20 150 0.009 F10  150 5.5 40 150 0.009 F11  150 5.5 20 150 0.009 F12  150 5.8 20 150 0.009 F13  150 5.8 20 120 60 0.009 F14  150 5.8 20 120 60 0.009 F15  70 5.2 10 260 0.004 *F15 is the stock solution

Visual Observations

No obvious change in the appearance of stability samples was observed after 1 week of storage at 40° C. (vs. time-zero). This was true for the other time-points in this study as well. Presence of visible protein particles was not readily apparent in any storage stability samples.

Viscosity Evaluation

The viscosity evaluation results are presented in Table B2.

TABLE B2 Viscosity (at 25° C.): Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Viscosity Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients (mPa*s) F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl 7.0 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol 7.6 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu 7.7 F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu 7.8 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl 7.8 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp 7.9 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu 8.2 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl 8.3 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu 8.6 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp 8.8 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose 8.8 F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu 8.9 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose 9.8 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol 10.1

As shown in the data, viscosity was below 10 mPa*s for most formulations. Arg*HCl, however, lowered viscosity slightly more than Arg*Glu or Arg*Asp. Sugars and polyols, by contrast, increased the viscosity of the solution when co-formulated with the arginine salt. Also, increasing the histidine concentration (from 20 to 40 mM) had a minimal impact on lowering viscosity. In terms of the impact of pH, viscosity was generally higher for all formulations at pH 5.2 versus those at pH 5.5 and above

Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC): 1 wk 40° C.

SEC was used to measure the loss of monomer and formation of aggregates and/or high molecular weight (HMW) species for the test samples. The results are shown in Table B3-B5.

TABLE B3 Loss in Monomer Content (% area) for the t1 wk 40° C. Samples vs. Time Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Monomer F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu −0.12 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu −0.14 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose −0.17 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) −0.18 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol −0.20 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp −0.21 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu −0.22 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol −0.25 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu −0.29 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose −0.30 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp −0.31 F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl −0.31 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl −0.31 F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu −0.33 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl −0.46

TABLE B4 Increase in Percent Area of the Aggregate (HMW 2) for the t1 wk 40° C. Samples vs. Time Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients HMW 2 F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.01 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) 0.01 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose 0.04 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu 0.05 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol 0.05 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp 0.07 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu 0.07 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol 0.09 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl 0.11 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose 0.12 F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu 0.12 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp 0.13 F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl 0.14 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.14 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl 0.27

TABLE B5 Increase in HMW 1 (% area) for the t1 wk 40° C. Samples vs. Time Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients HMW 1 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu 0.10 F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.10 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose 0.12 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol 0.13 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu 0.13 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp 0.13 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.14 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol 0.15 F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl 0.15 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) 0.16 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose 0.16 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp 0.16 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl 0.18 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl 0.18 F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu 0.19

The trends here were consistent with those observed in Example 3. Low molecular weight formation was negligible at 1 wk 40° C. Arg*Glu was generally more stabilizing than Arg*HCl at equivalent pH. Arg*Asp performed similarly to Arg*Glu. Loss of main peak was generally minimized above pH 5.5.

No improvement in stability was observed by formulating the arginine salts with a sugar or polyol. Succinate buffer provided no improvement in stability versus histidine buffer.

Cation Exchange Chromatography (CEX): Time-Zero and 1 wk 40° C.

The CEX results for 1 week at 40° C. are shown in Tables B6-B8.

TABLE B6 Loss in Main Peak (% area) for the 1 wk 40° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Main Peak F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu −1.15 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu −1.38 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl −1.44 F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl −1.47 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp −1.50 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl −1.51 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu −1.52 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol −1.55 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol −1.68 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu −1.71 F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu −1.75 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose −1.78 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) −1.87 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose −1.87 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp −2.02

TABLE B7 Increase in Acidic Peak Region (% area) for the 1 wk 40° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Acidic F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl 0.56 F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu 0.76 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl 0.76 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.81 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol 0.90 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp 0.92 F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.94 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose 0.97 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl 1.00 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol 1.03 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp 1.04 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu 1.04 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) 1.10 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu 1.11 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose 1.48

TABLE B8 Increase in Basic Peak Region (% area) for the 1 wk 40° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Basic F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.22 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose 0.30 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu 0.35 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu 0.40 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp 0.46 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl 0.50 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol 0.52 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl 0.68 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) 0.77 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol 0.78 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.90 F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl 0.90 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose 0.90 F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu 0.99 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp 1.09

These results show that loss of main peak was minimized at pH >5.2, and was largely equivalent for all three arginine salts in the pH range of 5.5-5.8. There was no obvious advantage to formulate with a sugar or polyol versus the arginine salt alone. Additionally, succinate buffer provided no improvement in chemical stability versus histidine buffer. Multiple formulations had equivalent chemical stability as the stock solution/drug substance (F15).

The analyses were repeated after 2 weeks storage at 25° C. The results are shown in Table B9-B11.

TABLE B9 Loss in Main Peak (% area) for the 2 wk 25° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Main Peak F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu −0.17 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp −0.23 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl −0.34 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol −0.36 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose −0.51 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol −0.60 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu −0.61 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp −0.65 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl −0.66 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) −0.67 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu −0.75 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu −0.79 F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl −0.82 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose −1.02 F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu −1.10

TABLE B10 Increase in Acidic Peak Region (% area) for the 2 wk 25° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Acidic F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol 0.16 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol 0.17 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) 0.18 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl 0.21 F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl 0.21 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp 0.23 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose 0.23 F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.26 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl 0.27 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp 0.29 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu 0.35 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.36 F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu 0.38 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu 0.40 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose 0.49

TABLE B11 Change in Basic Peak Region (% area) for the 2 wk 25° C. Samples versus Time-Zero: Listed Lowest to Highest Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Basic F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu −0.09 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp 0.00 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl 0.07 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol 0.20 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.25 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose 0.28 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp 0.35 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu 0.39 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu 0.39 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol 0.43 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl 0.46 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) 0.48 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose 0.53 F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl 0.60 F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu 0.72

Loss of main peak was minimal for the majority of samples after 2 weeks of storage at 25° C. Generally, loss appeared to be least for those samples formulated at pH 5.8. Again, there was no obvious advantage to formulating with a sugar or polyol versus the arginine salt alone. Succinate buffer provided no improvement in chemical stability versus histidine buffer. Moreover, multiple formulations had equivalent chemical stability as the stock solution/drug substance (F15).

The analyses were also conducted after 5 weeks storage at 2-8° C. The results are shown in Table B12-B14.

TABLE B12 Change in Main Peak (% area) for the 5 wk 2-8° C. Samples versus Time-Zero Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Main Peak F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu 0.13 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose −0.59 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol −0.23 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl −0.05 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu −0.40 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp −0.38 F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl −0.37 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl −0.13 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu −0.22 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu −0.06 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp 0.15 F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu −0.19 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol 0.01 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose −0.03 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) −0.57

TABLE B13 Change in Acidic Peak Region (% area) for the 5 wk 2-8° C. Samples versus Time-Zero Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Acidic F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu −0.45 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose 0.19 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol −0.10 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl −0.22 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu −0.04 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp 0.03 F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl −0.07 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl −0.19 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu 0.07 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu 0.02 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp −0.09 F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.05 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol −0.14 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose −0.18 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) 0.21

TABLE B14 Change in Basic Peak Region (% area) for the 5 wk 2-8° C. Samples versus Time-Zero Conc. Δ % Sample pH (mg/mL) Excipients Basic F1 5.14 151 Succ/Arg*Glu 0.31 F2 5.29 150 His/75 mM Arg*HCl/Sucrose 0.40 F3 5.22 151 His/75 mM Arg*Glu/Sorbitol 0.33 F4 5.24 151 His/Arg*HCl 0.27 F5 5.18 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.44 F6 5.2 152 His/Arg*Asp 0.36 F7 5.51 149 His/Arg*HCl 0.44 F8 5.46 150 Succ/Arg*HCl 0.31 F9 5.52 152 His/Arg*Glu 0.16 F10  5.53 149 40 mM His/Arg*Glu 0.03 F11  5.57 150 His/Arg*Asp −0.06 F12  5.77 151 His/Arg*Glu 0.14 F13  5.79 152 His/120 mM Arg*HCl/Sorbitol 0.14 F14  5.79 154 His/120 mM Arg*Glu/Sucrose 0.21 F15  5.2 68 Acetate/Sucrose (Ctrl) 0.36

The majority of changes in main-peak content were insignificant. Most formulations had equivalent chemical stability as the stock solution/drug substance at 2-8° C. (F15).

Overall, Example 4 shows that higher relative pH was most advantageous as regards overall physical and chemical stability. More specifically, pH 5.5-5.8, in particular pH 5.8, is favored.

Physical degradation at 5 and 25° C. was insignificant for all formulations. Chemical degradation at 5 and 25° C. was also generally insignificant, although there could be a slight increase in basic peak content at lower relative pH (pH 5.2).

No obvious advantage to formulating with a sugar or polyol versus the arginine salts alone. Also, succinate buffer provided no improvement in chemical stability versus histidine buffer. Arg/Glu provided slightly better physical stability than the other arginine salts under the stress condition (40° C.). Differences, however, became less prominent at higher relative pH (i.e., pH 5.8).

Viscosity also appeared to decrease slightly at increasing values of pH. Overall, Arg*HCl provided the lowest viscosities.

Example 5. Further Refinement of Formulation Conditions

Based on the results of Examples 3 and 4, this example designed further formulations and tested them in order to arrive at acceptable stable formulations.

The tested samples are shown in Table C1.

TABLE C1 Listing of Tested Formulation Samples (F1-F15) Protein Con Polysorbate PS Sample (mg/mL) Buffer pH Excipient 1 Excipient 2 (PS) (w/v %) F1 150 20 mM His 5.5 150 mM LysHCl PS80 0.02 F2 150 20 mM His 5.5 150 mM L-Arg LysHCl PS80 0.02 F3 150 20 mM His 5.5 150 mM L-Arg L-Glu PS80 0.02 F4 150 20 mM His 5.5  75 mM ArgHCl 135 mM Sucrose PS80 0.02 F5 150 20 mM His 5.5 150 mM ArgHCl PS80 0.02 F6 150 20 mM His 5.5 150 mM ArgHCl PS80 0.03 F7 150 20 mM His 5.5 150 mM ArgHCl PS80 0.01 F8 150 20 mM His 5.5 150 mM ArgHCl PS20 0.02 F9 150 20 mM acetate 4.7 150 mM ArgHCl PS80 0.02 F10  150 20 mM His 5.0 150 mM ArgHCl PS80 0.02 F11  150 20 mM His 6.0 150 mM ArgHCl PS80 0.02 F12  150 20 mM His 6.5 150 mM ArgHCl PS80 0.02 F13  70 10 mM acetate 5.2 PS20 0.004 *F13 is the stock solution

Visual examination of these samples showed that only F9 (pH 4.7) had haze in vials (not associated with increase in turbidity). No relevant change or trend in visible particles at 25° C. after 4 weeks of incubation for all samples. Also, no relevant change or trend was observed in visible particles at 40° C. after 4 weeks, except for F1 and F10.

HIAC measurements of subvisible particles in these samples were conducted after 4 weeks. As shown in Table C2, generally the samples had low subvisible particle counts, and there was no relevant trend in subvisible particles at 5° C. There were higher subvisible particle numbers at 25° C. for F1 (Lys HC1) and F12 (high pH) for 10 μm size. At 40° C., F1 (Lys HCl) and F10-F12 (low and high pH) showed higher subvisible particle numbers.

TABLE C2 Subvisible particles after 4 weeks Subvisible Particles by HIAC Sample Temp ≥2 μm ≥5 μm ≥10 μm ≥25 μm F1  5° C. 174 22 8 0 F3  5° C. 65 20 4 0 F4  5° C. 81 20 4 0 F5  5° C. 18 5 0 0 F7  5° C. 17 4 2 0 F8  5° C. 14 1 0 0 F9  5° C. 642 112 12 0 F10   5° C. 25 4 2 1 F11   5° C. 50 10 2 1 F12   5° C. 2205 678 144 0 F13   5° C. 84 18 1 0 F1 25° C. 3770 379 66 5 F3 25° C. 2858 67 4 0 F4 25° C. 288 33 12 0 F5 25° C. 48 3 1 0 F7 25° C. 63 10 0 0 F8 25° C. 43 5 0 0 F9 25° C. 543 81 18 1 F10  25° C. 31 1 0 0 F11  25° C. 91 13 3 1 F12  25° C. 3012 625 143 0 F13  25° C. 52 8 2 0 F1 40° C. 15398 893 131 0 F3 40° C. 3008 107 3 0 F4 40° C. 3031 54 2 1 F5 40° C. 2181 83 3 0 F7 40° C. 3604 151 4 1 F8 40° C. 28 3 0 0 F9 40° C. 316 78 18 0 F10  40° C. 12689 836 14 0 F11  40° C. 12641 178 5 0 F12  40° C. 20960 1088 15 0 F13  40° C. 38 8 3 0

SE-HPLC was then used to assess the purity of the samples at time zero and after 4 weeks under different temperature. The results are presented in Table C3.

TABLE C3 SE-HPLC purity measurement SE-HPLC Main Peak HMWS LMWS Sample Timepoint Temp [% Area] [% Area] [% Area] F1 0 25° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F3 0 25° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F4 0 25° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F5 0 25° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F7 0 25° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F8 0 25° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F9 0 25° C. 98.7 1.3 0.0 F10  0 25° C. 98.5 1.2 0.3 F11  0 25° C. 98.6 1.2 0.1 F12  0 25° C. 97.9 2.0 0.1 F13  0 25° C. 98.9 1.1 0.0 F1 4 wks  5° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F3 4 wks  5° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F4 4 wks  5° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F5 4 wks  5° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F7 4 wks  5° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F8 4 wks  5° C. 98.7 1.2 0.1 F9 4 wks  5° C. 98.7 1.3 0.0 F10  4 wks  5° C. 98.5 1.2 0.3 F11  4 wks  5° C. 98.5 1.3 0.1 F12  4 wks  5° C. 97.9 1.9 0.2 F13  4 wks  5° C. 98.9 1.1 0.0 F1 4 wks 25° C. 98.5 1.4 0.1 F3 4 wks 25° C. 98.5 1.4 0.1 F4 4 wks 25° C. 98.5 1.4 0.1 F5 4 wks 25° C. 98.5 1.4 0.1 F7 4 wks 25° C. 98.5 1.4 0.1 F8 4 wks 25° C. 98.5 1.4 0.1 F9 4 wks 25° C. 98.4 1.6 0.0 F10  4 wks 25° C. 98.3 1.4 0.3 F11  4 wks 25° C. 98.5 1.4 0.2 F12  4 wks 25° C. 97.6 2.1 0.3 F13  4 wks 25° C. 98.6 1.3 0.0 F1 4 wks 40° C. 96.2 2.7 1.1 F3 4 wks 40° C. 97.5 2.4 0.2 F4 4 wks 40° C. 97.1 2.3 0.7 F5 4 wks 40° C. 96.7 3.1 0.1 F7 4 wks 40° C. 96.8 3.1 0.1 F8 4 wks 40° C. 96.8 3.1 0.1 F9 4 wks 40° C. 81.0 19.0 0.1 F10  4 wks 40° C. 94.8 5.0 0.3 F11  4 wks 40° C. 97.3 2.4 0.3 F12  4 wks 40° C. 96.9 2.8 0.4 F13  4 wks 40° C. 97.8 2.1 0.1

Higher amounts of HMWS were observed for F12 (pH 6.5), with no change with increased stress at 5° C. and 25° C. No relevant changes in HMWS at 5° C. for all formulations. At 40° C., the biggest increases were in HWMS for F9 (acetate, pH 4.7) and then F10 (pH 5).

At 5° C., no relevant changes were observed for fragmentation. At 25° C., there were slightly higher fragmentation for F12 (pH 6.5). At 40° C., Fl (Lys HCl) and F4 (sucrose) showed higher fragmentation. F10 (pH 5) showed generally higher fragmentation than other samples at 5° C. and 25° C.

In summary, this example shows that all tested formulations had low changes of visible particles and subvisible particles. There was no relevant change in color, pH and turbidity. Nevertheless, there was higher turbidity when lysine was added as excipient or at low pH (F9) in acetate buffer after thermal stress.

Higher pH at 6.5 (F12) or added sucrose/Lys-HCl resulted in more fragmentation propensity. Lower pH a 4.7 (F9) led to increases in HMWS and LMWS after thermal stress.

The present disclosure is not to be limited in scope by the specific embodiments described which are intended as single illustrations of individual aspects of the disclosure, and any compositions or methods which are functionally equivalent are within the scope of this disclosure. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the methods and compositions of the present disclosure without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, it is intended that the present disclosure cover the modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

All publications and patent applications mentioned in this specification are herein incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference. 

1. An aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising at least 105 mg/mL of an antibody, a salt of arginine selected from the group consisting of arginine glutamate, arginine aspartate, and arginine HCl, histidine, and polysorbate (PS) selected from the group consisting of PS 80 and PS 20, at a pH of 5.0-6.0, wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
 2. The aqueous pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the pH is 5.45 to 5.6.
 3. The aqueous pharmaceutical composition of claim 2, which comprises at least 140 mg/mL of the antibody.
 4. The aqueous pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the salt of arginine is arginine HCl.
 5. The aqueous pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the arginine HCl is present at a concentration of 100 mM to 200 mM.
 6. The aqueous pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the histidine is present at a concentration of 10 mM to 50 mM.
 7. The aqueous pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the polysorbate is present at a concentration of 0.01 to 0.04 w/v%.
 8. The aqueous pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, which does not include lysine.
 9. The aqueous pharmaceutical composition of claim 8, which does not include any of sucrose, acetate, NaCl, citrate, sugar, polyol, succinate, proline, or sorbitol.
 10. A method for delivering an anti-CSF1R or anti-CSF1 antibody to a patient, comprising administering to the patient, subcutaneously, the aqueous pharmaceutical composition of claim
 1. 11. A solid composition that is lyophilized from the aqueous pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, or that forms the aqueous pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 when admixed with water. 